Messi wins duel with Ronaldo in Rome

ROME: Lionel Messi didn't use his usual scoring method - a deft touch from his quick feet - to settle the debate over whether he or Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to be called the world's best player.

Instead, the Barcelona forward settled it with his head.

Messi's 70th-minute header helped Barcelona to a win, a victory that puts the club in exclusive company as only the fifth European club to win three major trophies in a season, and the first Spanish team to do so.