Messi carries the ball forward and draws a foul in the attacking half, winning an early free kick for Barcelona.

Messi commits a foul, stopping Shakhtar’s move and conceding a free kick in midfield.

Messi cuts in from the left side of the box and unleashes a left‑footed shot that is blocked before it can trouble the keeper.

Driving at the Shakhtar defence again, Messi is fouled in the attacking half and earns another dangerous free kick.

From the resulting free kick, Messi’s left‑footed effort from distance whistles just over, narrowly missing the top‑right corner.

Messi breaks into the left side of the box and fires a left‑footed shot that Pyatov tips over, saving in the top centre of the goal.

Messi tries his luck from outside the box with a left‑footed strike, but Pyatov gets behind it and saves in the centre of his goal.

Messi threads a clever pass into the centre of the box for Seydou Keita, who blasts a left‑footed shot into the top‑left corner for Barcelona’s fourth.

After being set up by Dani Alves, Messi strikes from outside the box with his left foot, but Pyatov dives to his top‑left corner to make the save.

Messi attempts a through ball that sends Sergio Busquets in behind, but the move is halted as Busquets is flagged offside.

Messi drives at Shakhtar once more in the attacking half and is brought down, earning another free kick in a promising position.

Pedro tries to release Messi with a through ball, but Messi’s run is a fraction too early and he is caught offside.