Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half and then drives a left‑footed shot from the set piece just over the bar from outside the box.

From a direct free kick outside the area, Messi’s left‑footed effort is just a bit too high and flies over the goal.

Driving forward with the ball, Messi draws a foul in the attacking half to earn Barcelona another dangerous free kick.

Messi picks out Andrés Iniesta outside the box, but Iniesta’s right‑footed shot is blocked before it can trouble the keeper.

Messi again carries the ball aggressively in the attacking half and is fouled, winning yet another free kick for Barcelona.

From another direct free kick outside the box, Messi’s left‑footed strike just clears the bar, narrowly missing the top corner.

Set up by Andrés Iniesta, Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box, but his attempt sails too high over the goal.

Messi tries another left‑footed effort from outside the area after a pass from Iniesta, but the shot is blocked by the Celtic defence.

After being found by Xavi, Messi fires a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is saved in the centre of the goal by Fraser Forster.

Messi combines with Andrés Iniesta, feeding him for a left‑footed shot from outside the box that Forster saves low to his left.

Pedro sets up Messi in the centre of the box, where Messi’s right‑footed shot is saved centrally by Forster.

Running onto a through ball from Andrés Iniesta, Messi directs a header from the centre of the box towards the bottom right corner, but Forster saves well.

Messi links up with Cristian Tello on the left, supplying him for a right‑footed shot from the box that is blocked by the defence.