Messi pounced on a loose ball outside the box and drove a right‑footed shot into the bottom right corner to make it 2–0 for Barcelona.

Messi slid a precise through ball into the box for Andrés Iniesta, whose right‑footed shot from the left side was saved by the keeper.

Messi timed his run perfectly to latch onto Pedro’s through ball and finished with a composed left‑footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner for 3–0.

Messi delivered a well‑weighted cross into the box that found Pedro, whose header from the centre of the area was saved.

Messi combined in the box and laid the ball off to Andrés Iniesta, whose central right‑footed shot was blocked by the Spartak defence.