As a result, the 33-year-old Argentine missed the sixteenth-final of the Cup on Thursday against third division Cornella as well as the championship game against Elche on Sunday.
Messi was sent off on Sunday in the 3-2 defeat after extra time in the final of the Spanish Supercup against Athletic Bilbao because he hit an opponent with his arm in a tackle. The action has now been classified as assault by the competition committee. For Messi it was the first red card in his almost 16-year professional career.
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