Messi wins a free kick on the right wing after advancing with the ball and drawing a foul from Valencia’s defense.

Messi earns another free kick in the attacking half, cutting through Valencia’s lines before being brought down.

Messi fires a left‑footed shot from the centre of the box over the bar after being set up by Andrés Iniesta.

Messi opens the scoring with a composed left‑footed finish from the centre of the box into the middle of the net, following a precise assist from Andrés Iniesta.

Messi makes a forward run onto a through ball from Dani Alves but is flagged offside as he breaks beyond Valencia’s back line.

Messi drives a left‑footed shot from the right side of the box that is saved in the centre of the goal by Valencia’s goalkeeper.

While defending, Messi concedes a corner to Valencia as the ball deflects off him and goes behind.

Messi threads a pass to Thierry Henry on the left side of the box, whose right‑footed shot is saved by the keeper, denying the assist.