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After Lionel Messi claimed another UEFA Champions League hat-trick and took plaudits even from the AFC Ajax camp, the No10 insisted it is trophies, not goals, that interest him.  FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi said he had enjoyed putting a stylish hat-trick past AFC Ajax – most of all because of how the Dutch champions had earned his respect with a confident and technically impressive display. Related Items Martino sees improvement Koke, Baptistão remain calm Messi treble downs Ajax Streller praises Basel fitness Boateng hails united Schalke Lucho content with Porto Emotional for Napoli scorers Walcott wants lift-off Mexès: Milan control crucial Messi's three goals, complemented by Gerard Piqué's header, equalled the matchday one tally of Real Madrid CF's Cristiano Ronaldo, last season's competition top scorer, though the No10 stressed that winning back the UEFA Champions League trophy, not the golden boot, was his focus. Aja...

This week, the action from Europe’s top-two club competitions, the Uefa Champions League and the Europa League returned and as always, there was Nigerian interest in both. Nigerians are currently involved with clubs in both competitions and supersport.com now rounds up the best of the action in an enthralling week of club football on the old continent. Uefa Champions League Fernando Adi was in action from the start for København in Tuesday’s game against two-time European champions, Juventus in a dramatic contest that finished 1-1 at the Parken. The 22-year-old who was substituted after 70 minutes has been in sparkling form in Denmark’s Superliga where he has scored two goals in three league games for København this season. Ahmed Musa boasted in a pre-match interview with supersport.com that champions, Bayern Munich would be stunned by CSKA Moscow at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday but on matchday, Musa and his teammates were schooled in the complexities o...