<p>BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi might have played his final game for Barcelona.</p>
<p>The Argentina star has been given permission to skip the team’s final game of the Spanish league season — against Eibar on Saturday — so he can have extra rest ahead of the Copa América, Barcelona said Friday.</p>
<p>Messi didn’t train on Friday. Barcelona is out of contention for the league title.</p>
<p>His contract expires at the end of this season, and he hasn’t given an indication he will sign a new one.</p>
<p>The 33-year-old Messi has been with Barcelona for his whole career, but he tried to leave following the 2019-20 season, saying he wasn’t happy with the direction the club was taking.</p>
<p>The Copa America starts June 12.</p>
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