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Messi rested for Alaves

November 27, 2012
By Dermot Corrigan
Lionel Messi will have one less game to hunt down Gerd Muller's calendar year goals record as he is to be rested for Barcelona's Copa del Rey second leg against Alaves at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.

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Barca boss Tito Vilanova has not called up Messi - who needs just three more goals to reach Muller's record of 85 set in 1972 - or Victor Valdes, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba for the game, ...

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