Messi levels the score at 1-1 with a composed left-footed finish from the right side of the box into the bottom right corner after running onto a precise through ball from Dani Alves.

Messi is involved in a phase of play that ends with him committing a foul shortly after Barcelona’s equalizer, halting Real Madrid’s attempt to break forward.

Messi fires a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but Diego López is well positioned and makes the save in the middle of the goal.

Messi slips a pass to David Villa on the left side of the box, creating a shooting chance, but Villa’s left-footed effort is blocked by the defense.

Driving forward in the attacking half, Messi beats his marker and is brought down, earning Barcelona a dangerous free kick.

As Real Madrid try to push out from the back, Messi commits a foul that stops their build-up and briefly slows the tempo.