Barcelona’s Iniesta to miss game against Eibar with calf injury

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta. (Manu Fernandez/AP)

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona says Andres Iniesta will miss Sunday’s Spanish league game against Eibar because of an injured left calf.

The midfielder was hurt during Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday.

Real Madrid leads the Spanish league with 40 points from 17 matches, with a game in hand. Barcelona is third with 38 points, a point behind Sevilla.

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