Barcelona vs Eibar: Lionel Messi reaches milestone as hosts clinch easy win
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Your support makes all the difference.La Liga leaders Barcelona face mid-table Eibar at the Camp Nou on Sunday evening.
Ernesto Valverde’s men actually come off the back of a loss to Levante in the Copa del Rey on Thursday, but have won their last five league games.
Eibar have drawn their last five matches in all competitions, including a 0-0 at home to Villarreal last week; they are in 13th place on 22 points.
What time does it start?
Barcelona vs Eibar kicks off at 5:30pm (GMT) on Sunday 13 January.
Where can I watch it?
Barcelona vs Eibar will be shown live on Eleven Sports 1 from 5:25pm (GMT).
Highlights will be on the Eleven Sports website after the game.
Player to watch…
Luis Suarez: The Uruguayan scored a fantastic volley last week at Getafe, and has 17 goals to his name this season in all competitions. Despite this, the 31-year-old hasn’t scored at the Camp Nou since a hat-trick against Real Madrid in October.
Form guide…
Barcelona: WDWWWL
Eibar: LDDDDD
Odds…
Barcelona to win: 1/10
Eibar to win: 17/1
Draw: 8/1
85 minutes: Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid
Andres Guardado comes off for Ryad Boudebouz for Real Betis.
87 minutes: Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid
Yellow card for William Carvalho, who fouls Casemiro as he drived towards the penalty area.
Good chance this for Madrid.
88 minutes: Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid
Before the free-kick, Betis make another sub: Antonio Sanabria comes off for Loren Moron.
GOAL! Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid (Ceballos 88')
Dani Ceballos looks to have won it here for Madrid!
His free-kick is relatively simple: not particularly powerful, to the keeper's side, but Pau Lopez takes a critical step to the right, and he's wrong-footed as the ball sneaks into the corner.
The partisan home crowd are stunned!
90 minutes: Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid
Four minutes of added time for Real Madrid to hold on for three precious points.
93 minutes: Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid
Appeals for handball from the corner but nothing given.
FULL-TIME: Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid
Madrid have won it at the death!
Luka Modric opened the scoring, but ex-Madrid man Sergio Canales equalised after a VAR correction in the second-half.
But Dani Ceballos' late free-kick secures three points for the visitors, as they move up to fourth - above Alaves - on 33 points.
Missed opportunity for Betis that's for sure.
That's it from us, on an afternoon where Barcelona maintained their five-point gap to Atletico Madrid at the top of the La Liga table with a 3-0 win against Eibar, while Real Madrid left it late to beat Real Betis 2-1 in Seville.
Join us next time on The Independent live blog! Until then, have a very good evening!
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