Messi drives forward in the attacking half and wins a free kick after drawing a foul from a Betis defender.

From a direct free kick outside the box, Messi’s left-footed effort bends just wide of the left post.

Messi slaloms into the penalty area and draws a foul, winning a penalty for Barcelona before briefly needing treatment.

Messi makes it 2–0 with a composed right-footed finish from the center of the box into the bottom right corner after being set up by Neymar.

Messi threads a clever through ball to Luis Suárez on the right side of the box, creating a clear chance that Suárez fires narrowly wide.

Inside the box, Messi’s left-footed shot from the center is blocked by the Betis defense after a build-up involving Neymar.

Messi quickly follows up with another left-footed effort from the center of the box, which is saved in the middle of the goal by goalkeeper Antonio Adán.

From outside the box, Messi unleashes a powerful left-footed shot that Adán tips away with a save high toward the top left corner.

Messi drives a curling left-footed strike from outside the box that beats the keeper but crashes against the crossbar.