Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona’s clash with Eibar on Tuesday after being granted an extended Christmas break.
The club captain and his family went to Rosario for the festive period and he is not expected to be back in Catalonia until the new year, ahead of the LaLiga match against Huesca on January 3.
Barca returned to training on Sunday after being given four days off following a 3-0 victory at Real Valladolid. The club confirmed Messi is expected to be back at the Camp Tito Vilanova facilities after the league meeting with Jose Luis Mendilibar’s men at Camp Nou.
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