In a big blow to Barcelona, its star striker Lionel Messi will miss the miss clash against Eibar. The club informed that the team will be without their Messi during the La Liga clash against Eibar. The club said that Messi is completing "treatment for his right ankle" and is expected to return to training after the match. Barcelona currently holds the fifth spot on the La Liga standings with 24 points.

In a statement, the club said, "First team player, Lionel Messi, is completing the treatment for his right ankle, and is expected to return to training after the FC Barcelona v SD Eibar match."

Recently, Messi surpassed. former footballer Pele as the highest goalscorer ever for a single club during Barcelona's 3-0 win over Valladolid. Messi scored the third goal of the match as he set a new world record. In this 2020/21 season, FC Barcelona's captain has played a total of 18 games, scoring 10 goals. The Argentine striker has now scored a staggering 644 goals, all for FC Barcelona, across 17 seasons and 749 games. That surpassed the 643 goals that the Brazilian scored for Santos which was until now the world record.

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