Messi wins a free kick on the left wing after driving at Valencia’s defense and drawing a foul.

Messi cuts in and strikes with his left foot from the right side of the box, sending a shot just wide of the right post.

Messi’s right‑footed effort from the right side of the six‑yard box is saved low in the bottom right corner by the keeper after a through ball from Xavi.

Messi threads a through ball to Pedro on the right side of the box, but Pedro’s right‑footed shot drifts wide to the left.

Deep in his own half, Messi drops back to help and wins a free kick under pressure, relieving Valencia’s press.

Messi shoots left‑footed from the center of the box after receiving from Thierry Henry, but his effort is saved low in the bottom right corner.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed strike from outside the box, but the attempt is blocked by the Valencia defense.

Messi breaks through on the right side of the box and finishes with a left‑footed shot into the bottom right corner to open the scoring, after a precise assist from Xavi.

Messi drops into his own half, shields the ball under pressure and earns another free kick to maintain Barcelona’s control.

Messi drives forward in the attacking half and wins a free kick as Valencia resort to a foul to stop his run.

From outside the box, Messi lets fly with his left foot after a pass from Dani Alves, but his powerful effort sails just over the bar.

Henry sets up Messi in the center of the box, where Messi calmly slots a left‑footed shot into the bottom left corner for Barcelona’s second.

Messi completes his hat‑trick, running onto Henry’s through ball and finishing with a right‑footed shot from the center of the box into the middle of the net.

Messi is substituted off to an ovation, with Yaya Touré coming on to replace him after his hat‑trick performance.