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Barcelona will be out to sustain their seemingly unstoppable momentum towards the Primera Division title when they head to Eibar on Sunday. Head coach Luis Enrique rotated the defence away to Rayo Vallecano on Thursday, but his attack again delivered a familiar devastating performance as Lionel Messi plundered a hat-trick in the 5-1 win over relegation-battling hosts who ended the match with only nine men.Defender Dani Alves is set to return at the Ipurua stadium following a suspension, while Jordi Alba should come in again at left-back having been rested. Forward Neymar, though, will miss out because of his one-match ban so Turkey international Arda Turan is expected to fill in on the left, having come off the bench to score his first Barcelona goal with a late fifth against Rayo Vallecano.After extending their unbeaten run to a Spanish record 35 games - and with one foot already in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 2-0 first-leg victory at Arsenal - Barcelona look well set for another successful end to the campaign.Eibar, meanwhile, have suffered three defeats in a row, leaving them in eighth and off the pace for the European places. Highlights of Barcelonas record breaking win as they win 5-1 at Rayo Vallecano to extend their unbeaten run to 35 matches, a new Spanish record Indeed, a 2-0 home win over Levante on February 14 was their only positive result out of the past seven matches.Nevertheless, Barcelona utility man Sergi Roberto maintains the leaders cannot just expect to turn up and record another comfortable win.Ipurua will also be a very tough game, but we will be going there with the idea of winning another three points, he said.We hope we can continue our unbeaten run because that means we will be getting more points. Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague believes Barcelona can become the greatest side of all time Andres Iniesta feels the Barcelona squad must remain focused on the next objective in front of them and not yet dream of any prizes which may await.The team is in fine spirit. We taking things step by step, but they are solid steps, Iniesta told Barcelonas official website.Eibar went down 1-0 at Sevilla on Wednesday night, when defender Lillo was sent off with just two minutes left after collecting a second yellow card.Despite poor recent form, midfielder Adrian Gonzalez is convinced Jose Luis Mendilibars squad can get things right to secure a positive end to a campaign, which would ultimately mean retaining top-flight status. Guillem Balague takes a look at the stories making the headlines in Spain this week What we are clear on is that we are just a couple of games away from ensuring our stay, he said on Eibars website.We go slowly, step by step, and even when we have been sitting in the European places this (survival) has been our immediate goal.Our approach is to get the necessary points and then we will see how far the team goes.Watch Eibar v Barcelona live on Sunday, 2.55pm, Sky Sports 2 HD. Andres Felipe Roa Jersey . 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Darrion Caldwell is still a good bet to hold the Bellator MMA bantamweight championship some day -- but it wont be as soon as some thought.Widely considered one of the top prospects in the entire sport, Caldwell (9-1) suffered a stunning defeat to Joe Taimanglo?(23-6-1) on Friday. After dominating the first two rounds, Caldwell tapped to a Taimanglo guillotine just nine seconds into the third. The 135-pound fight headlined Bellator 159 at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas.A former NCAA Division I wrestling champion, Caldwell entered the bout as high as a 12-to-1 betting favorite. He had actually secured a Bellator title shot by defeating Joe Warren in March, but agreed to fight Taimanglo in the meantime. Current champion Eduardo Dantas will now receive a new challenger to defend his title against.Taimanglo, who has won four in a row, offered to take the spot.This feels amazing, Taimanglo said. I know I earned the No. 1 spot with a win over Darion.Caldwell, 28, did not look spectacular in the opening rounds -- but he certainly was in control. He took down Taimanglo with relative ease in each frame and more or less had his way on the floor.He made one tactical mistake in the firstt round, when he allowed Taimanglo to take his back after aggressively attempting a kimura.dddddddddddd Caldwell escaped the bad position quickly, though, and clearly won the round. He made it 2-0 in the middle frame, once again taking down Taimanglo and spending the majority of the time in his opponents half guard.A poorly disguised shot did Caldwell in late, however, as Taimanglo easily sprawled on the double leg and went straight into the guillotine. Caldwell tapped instantly.Guillard demolishes Rickels in Round 1Lightweight Melvin Guillard (33-16-2) picked up a first-round TKO against David Rickels (17-5), finishing the fight with elbows on the ground at the 2:14 mark. Guillard hurt Rickels with a right hand on the feet, which eventually set up the finish. Guillard, 33, missed weight for the 155-pound fight. It was the fourth time in five fights Guillard had missed weight. Shortly after the fight, he announced he was moving permanently up to welterweight and would like to face British slugger Paul Daley. Friday marked Guillards first win since 2014. ' ' '