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Struggling Messi on his longest run without scoring in six years

The 28-year-old made it five games without a goal as he once again failed to find the net in the Champions League quarterfinal second-leg defeat to Atletico Madrid.

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It's not often you associate goal droughts with Lionel Messi but that is exactly what the Barcelona superstar is going through at the moment, with it now being five games since he found the back of the net.

The Argentine forward was kept at bay by Atletico Madrid for the second time in just over a week on Wednesday, as Messi once again failed to find a way past Jan Oblak in the Champions League quarterfinal.