Messi is whistled for a handball early on as he tries to control the ball, briefly stopping Barcelona’s attack.

Messi drives forward on the right wing and wins a free kick after being fouled, pushing Zaragoza back toward their box.

Messi delivers a precise corner cross to Puyol, whose header from the center of the box goes just wide of the right post.

Messi is again penalized for a handball, halting another Barcelona move in Zaragoza’s half.

Messi runs onto Cuenca’s through ball and shoots left-footed from the center of the box, but his effort is saved by Roberto in the middle of the goal.

Seconds later, Messi’s left-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box flashes just wide of the right post, narrowly missing Barcelona’s second.

Fed by Dani Alves, Messi fires a left-footed shot from the center of the box that is again saved by Roberto in the middle of the goal.

Messi drives at Zaragoza’s defense and wins a free kick in the attacking half, maintaining Barça’s pressure.

Messi’s left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked after a layoff from Alexis Sánchez, denying another clear chance.

Messi times his run perfectly to latch onto Cesc Fàbregas’s through ball, then finishes with a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box into the bottom left corner for Barcelona’s second goal.

Messi slips a well-weighted through ball into the box for Fàbregas, whose left-footed shot from the center of the area is saved low to the right.

Messi is fouled while advancing in the attacking half, earning Barcelona another dangerous free kick position.

Messi attempts a clever through ball to release Piqué, but the defender is flagged offside, cutting short the move.

Messi commits a foul while challenging for the ball, momentarily relieving the pressure on Zaragoza’s defense.

After a pass from Dani Alves, Messi’s left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked by the defense before it can trouble the goalkeeper.

Messi is whistled for another foul, stopping play as Barcelona press high up the pitch.

Messi threads a through ball into the box for Iniesta, whose right-footed shot from the center of the area is blocked by Zaragoza’s defense.