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Eibar coach Jose Luis Mendilibar has complimented Barcelona talismanLionel Messi on his efficiency, joking the "b-----d rests in the game" ahead of the two teams' clash at the Camp Nou on Saturday.
Barcelona are seeking their fourth consecutive league victory and can temporarily move two points in front of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga if they beat Eibar.
Mendilibar, 58, said during his pre-match press conference, per Marca: "I don't think [Messi] rests. This b-----d rests in the game. He knows when he has to participate, when to rest.