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Barcelona 1-1 Eibar: Barca held by Eibar as injured Messi watches on

December 29, 2020 Eibar's Damian Kadzior in action with FC Barcelona's Miralem Pjanic and Junior Firpo [REUTERS]

Barcelona suffered in the absence of the injured Lionel Messi as they drew 1-1 at home to struggling Eibar in La Liga on Tuesday after Martin Braithwaite missed a penalty for the Catalans.

Eibar, who went into the game sitting one place above the relegation zone, took a shock lead in the 57th minute through striker Kike Garcia before Barca substitute Ousmane Dembele levelled for 10 minutes later.

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