Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has escaped a lengthy ban for lashing out at Athletic Bilbao's Asier Villalibre in Sunday's Spanish Super Cup final defeat and will only serve a two-game suspension.
Argentine captain escapes long ban
Messi escapes with two match ban
He would have faced a sanction ranging from four to 12 matches had the RFEF'S competition committee described the incident as aggression.
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