Messi opens the scoring with a left-footed finish from very close range into the centre of the goal after Pedro sets him up inside the box.

Messi unleashes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but a Rayo defender blocks the effort before it can trouble the goalkeeper.

Messi slides a pass into the box for Alexis Sánchez, whose left-footed shot from the centre of the area is blocked by the defence.

Messi threads a precise through ball into the box for Seydou Keita, who finishes with his left foot into the centre of the goal to make it 3–0.

From the right side of the six-yard box, Messi strikes with his right foot but José Manuel Pinto’s opposite number saves low to the bottom right corner.

Messi meets a pass inside the area and smashes a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box off the crossbar, coming within inches of another goal.

Messi takes on another left-footed shot from outside the area, but once again a defender blocks his attempt before it reaches the keeper.

Messi drives forward in the attacking half, beating his man and drawing a foul to win a free kick for Barcelona.

Following a corner, Messi collects the ball and threads a through pass into the box for Pedro, who finishes left-footed into the top left corner for Barcelona’s sixth.

Messi caps the rout with a composed left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner after being set up by Pedro.