Messi doubles Barcelona’s lead, cutting in from the left side of the box and firing a precise left‑footed shot into the top right corner. Andrés Iniesta slips him a clever assist to unlock the Sevilla defence.

Messi drops deep and carries the ball in Barcelona’s half, drawing a foul to win a free kick and relieve pressure on the defence.

Messi threads a precise through ball into the box for Cesc Fàbregas, whose left‑footed effort from the centre of the area is saved by Sevilla goalkeeper Andrés Palop.

Messi slices open Sevilla’s defence with another through ball to Andrés Iniesta, whose right‑footed shot from the centre of the box flashes just wide of the right post.

Messi drives at Sevilla in the attacking half, holding off defenders until he is fouled and earns a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed strike from outside the box, but his shot is blocked by a Sevilla defender before it can test the goalkeeper.

Late in the match, Messi once again carries the ball dangerously in the attacking half and is brought down, winning another free kick in a promising position.

From the resulting direct free kick, Messi curls a left‑footed effort from outside the box that narrowly misses the top left corner, with Palop beaten.

Messi makes a run in behind the defence to latch onto Gerard Piqué’s through ball, but the move is halted as he is flagged offside.