“In an El Clásico Supercopa final with Barcelona 0–2 down, Messi claws his side back into the contest just before half-time, turning a bleak scoreline into his 10th Supercopa goal and 286th of his career.”
In the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup at the Bernabéu, Messi curled in a trademark free-kick to keep Barcelona alive in a tense Clásico despite the team being down and eventually losing the trophy on away goals. The match is remembered as an early-2010s Clásico at full intensity, where Messi still produced a moment of brilliance against a peak Mourinho-era Real Madrid side even in defeat.