Messi cuts inside and unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is pushed away low to the right by Calatayud after a pass from Adriano.

Messi finds space in the middle of the box and strikes with his left foot, but Calatayud saves the effort straight in front of goal after a neat setup from Xavi.

Messi threads a precise through ball from the left channel to release David Villa in the box, but Villa’s left‑footed shot is saved centrally by Calatayud.

Immediately after Villa’s chance, Messi pounces inside the six‑yard box for a close‑range left‑footed effort, but again Calatayud blocks the shot in the centre of the goal.

Messi tries to unlock the Hércules defence with another through ball toward David Villa, but the move is halted when Villa is flagged offside.

Messi combines centrally and lays the ball off to David Villa, whose left‑footed shot from the middle of the box is blocked by the packed Hércules defence.