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The Financial Express

Barca held, Real end La Liga campaign with 12th loss


Real Betis' Jese celebrating with teammates after scoring their second goal as Real Madrid's Nacho and Marcelo look dejected on Sunday	— Reuters Real Betis' Jese celebrating with teammates after scoring their second goal as Real Madrid's Nacho and Marcelo look dejected on Sunday — Reuters

Barcelona captain and La Liga top scorer Lionel Messi rounded off a spectacular season by netting twice in a 2-2 draw away to Eibar in the champions' final game on Sunday, taking his tally to a remarkable 36 league goals, reports Reuters.

Eibar went ahead in the 20th minute with a strike from Barca's on-loan midfielder Marc Cucurella which squirmed under keeper Jasper Cillessen but Messi levelled in the 31st after sneaking into the box to meet a pass from Arturo Vidal.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid's harrowing season came to a fittingly miserable end on Sunday as they slumped to a staggering 12th  La Liga defeat, losing 2-0 at home to Real Betis as many fans left the stadium early and those who stayed booed the players off the pitch.

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