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

Messi’s left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked after a neat buildup, following an assist from Andrés Iniesta.

Messi makes a run onto David Villa’s through ball but is flagged offside before he can get his shot away.

Messi fires a right-footed shot from a tight angle on the right, forcing goalkeeper César Sánchez into a save low at the bottom right corner.

Messi commits a foul in midfield, halting Valencia’s attempt to break forward.

Messi looks to latch onto a through ball from Dani Alves, yet the move is stopped as Messi is ruled offside.

In the closing minutes Messi chases a through pass from Maxwell, but the attack is cut short by another offside call against him.