Messi drives forward and wins a free kick in the attacking half, putting APOEL under early pressure.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is heading for the bottom left corner but is saved by the APOEL goalkeeper.

Messi threads a pass to Neymar, whose right‑footed shot from outside the box whistles just over the top right corner.

Messi commits a foul, briefly halting Barcelona’s momentum in midfield.

From a set‑piece situation Messi delivers a precise cross into the box, which Gerard Piqué meets with a header into the bottom right corner for the winning goal.

Messi links play and sets up Sergi Roberto for a right‑footed shot from outside the box, but the effort is blocked by the APOEL defense.

Teed up by Neymar, Messi’s left‑footed effort from the center of the box is directed toward the bottom left corner but is denied by the goalkeeper.

Messi releases Neymar on the right side of the box, but Neymar’s right‑footed shot is blocked by a defender just before half-time.

Messi produces a close‑range left‑footed shot from very near the goal, but the attempt is blocked by the packed APOEL defense.

Messi spots Adriano on the left side of the box and sets him up for a right‑footed shot, which is saved in the center of the goal.

Messi again combines with Adriano, feeding him for a right‑footed effort from outside the box that is blocked by a defender.

From the right side of the box Messi cuts inside and strikes with his left foot, but the shot drifts wide to the left of the goal.

In the closing minutes Messi receives a pass from Neymar and hits a right‑footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked before reaching the goal.