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Five talking points from Barcelona’s win over Eibar

Make no mistake this was a really, really tough game for Barca. Eibar came into the match in brilliant form and started the game quickly, forcing the visitors back.

It took a moment of brilliance from Lionel Messi to set up the opener and the sending off of Fabian Orellana helped, but to win 2-0 at Eibar is an excellent result.

Once again Barca were not at their brilliant best, but they had enough to dig out the win, keep yet another clean sheet and restore confidence after two La Liga draws.

Eibar v Barcelona - La Liga
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