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Barcelona vs Eibar: how it happened
Barça 1-1 Eibar: match report
Barcelona suffered in the absence of the injured Lionel Messi as they drew 1-1 at home to struggling Eibar in LaLiga 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 Dembélé levelled for 10 minutes later.
Messi had returned to Barcelona from Argentina earlier on Tuesday but watched from the stands as he is still recovering from an ankle problem and, while his side played well without him, they lacked the cutting edge he so often provides.
Braithwaite missed the target from the spot in the first half then had a goal correctly ruled offside by VAR while the Dane also missed a chance to grab the winner from point-blank range when the ball bounced off his chest on the rebound and squirmed wide. (Richard Martin reporting)
An important point won for Eibar, which moves them up to 14th for the time being.
Their goalscorer Kike García after the final whistle "How could you not miss Messi? He's the best player of all time!
"He always scores a hat-trick against us so clearly they wouldn't be as good without him."
