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Eibar 0 - 2 Barcelona

Bar-celona! Messi posts unwanted record

Barcelona's Lionel Messi has countless records to cherish but has hit post or bar more times than anyone else in a single LaLiga season.

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Bar-celona! Messi posts unwanted record
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Lionel Messi might be an expert when it comes to putting the ball in the net but the Barcelona superstar is also prolific when it comes to near misses.

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Having set up Luis Suarez's opener in Saturday's 2-0 win at Eibar with a sumptuous pass, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner rattled the upright with a shot before half-time.

It means Messi has now been denied by post or crossbar in LaLiga 14 times this season, equalling a record he set himself in 2011-12.

The Argentina international is without a goal in his past three league outings but still has 20 in 24 top-flight appearances this term.