Lionel Messi has been given permission by Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman to miss this weekend's final La Liga match of the season against Eibar and take holiday, that's why he was absent for today's last game of the season.
The Argentine's contract expires at the end of June and there has been no announcement on an extension
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BARCELONA
Starting XI: Neto; Dest, Mingueza, Araujo, Firpo; De Jong, Busquets, Moriba; Trincao, Griezmann, Dembele
Bench: Pena, Arnau, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Pjanic, Matheus, Puig, Konrad, Braithwaite
EIBAR
Starting XI: Yoel; Correa, Oliveira, Arbilla, Rafa; Inui, Diop, Atienza, Gil; Kike, Enrich
Bench: Burgos, Bigas, Sergio, Quique, Muto, Cote, Recio, Garcia, Leon, Pozo, Rodrigues, Magunagoitia
KICKOFF whistle at exactly 5:00 pm local time And we are underway at Ipurua! Barcelona is kicking from left to right.
HALF-TIME: The initial 45 minutes of the season-ending clash have been all about Eibar! From effective passes and shot-making to dangerously-offensive gameplay, the side, which is due to be relegated, has ensured, thus far, it leaves with a happy memory.
Barca, on the other hand, has been reduced to a sorry version of its former self. To say it has been disappointing, will also be an understatement.
Here goes a stat to complement - Eibar has had 11 shots so far, three of those on target. Barcelona has only had one shot on goal
At the 23rd minute Yellow card! Firpo enters the referee's book for a foul on Gil.
At the 81st minute WHAAAAAT??? GRIEZMANN! RIGHT. OUT. OF. NOWHERE. Dembele darts in on the right to work a loopy cross to Griezmann on the far post. The ball does take a deflection off Arbilla but the Frenchman, like last season, hands Barca the opener in Ipurua with a stunning volley with only nine minutes remaining on the clock. This is the Frenchman's fifth goal in 14 appearances against Eibar.
EIBAR 0-1 BARCELONA
FULL TIME: Barcelona, which has been largely been the second-best side on the pitch on Saturday, ends its season on the third spot, thanks to a memorable finish from world champion Griezmann.
Eibar will be heartbroken not to have eked out - what once looked more probable - a narrow victory over the Catalans.
Antoine Griezmann of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring the team's first goal with his teammates during a La Liga match against SD Eibar at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua on Saturday.