El Clasico: Ever since Ronaldo left Spain, Messi has not beaten Real

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 at Camp Nou on Saturday in La Liga, and Messi has not scored in eight games in El Clasico.

Ansu Fati scored for Barcelona in their La Liga defeat at home to Spain's top clubs.

Messi's Real victory over El Clasico 2-2 at Camp Nou, the 36th match of the 2017-18 La Liga season.

That means Messi has not scored for Real Madrid since Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Juventus.

In El Clasico, Messi leads with 26 goals, scoring 18 in La Liga, six in the Super Cup and two in the Champions League.

Before leaving Spain, Cristiano was third in the league with 18 goals, nine in La Liga, five in the Copa del Rey and four in the Super Cup.

This season, Messi's only goal against Barcelona in La Liga is his first game of the season against Villareal.

Since then he has not scored or conceded a goal in the four games he has played, he has made the same lack of effort in the 2014 season.

Since the start of the season, Messi has been linked with a move away from Barcelona to test his mettle at another club, with reports suggesting Manchester City are considering a move for the player.

Barcelona failed to win a trophy last season, after being top of La Liga, Real Madrid took over after recovering from last year's Spanish Cup.

Barcelona are expected to dominate the Champions League, with Bayern Munich beating them 8-2 in August last year, and things have gone awry at Camp Nou.

Messi has also scored one goal for Argentina in two games this season, against Ecuador in October in their 2020 World Cup qualifier.

Dybala status

Juventus midfielder Paulo Dybala, 26, is in talks with his club over a new contract that will extend his stay in Italy. (Sky Sports)

France's Kylian Mbappe, 21, is set to win the Champions League with Paris St. Germain before moving to a "big club", said former PSG player Youri Djorkaeff. (Goal)

Poland international Arkadiusz Milik, who is set to join Juventus next season, could leave Napoli in January because Tottenham and Everton need him.

Sheffield United want to sign Manchester United striker Marcos Rojo, 30, in January.

Manchester United are unlucky to buy Dayot Upamecano - 21-year-old RB Leipzig player due to a kan 200,000 dispute that erupted five years ago.

Arsenal are still hoping to sign 22-year-old Lyon and France international Houssem Aouar , but PSG and Juventus are also interested.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he has made no secret of the fact that Mesut Ozil, 32, has been linked with a move away from the club despite criticism of his fitness.

Manchester City striker Riad Mahrez has denied reports in France that he has discussed a possible return to Paris Saint-Germain. Germain. (Manchester Evening News)

Brighton and England striker Adam Lallana, 32, says he misses Liverpool, especially when he left the club when he was stabbed. (Liverpool Echo)