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Powered by NeoCortex · NeoAxonMessi’s early penalty is saved by Vicente Guaita, his left‑footed effort towards the bottom right corner kept out to deny Barcelona a quick second goal.
Messi takes on a direct free kick from outside the box but his left‑footed strike sails high and wide to the left.
From a corner routine, Messi delivers the ball that Munir El Haddadi heads in from the centre of the box to make it 2–0.
Messi’s close control on the right wing draws a foul, winning Barcelona a free kick in an advanced wide area.
Messi darts into the right side of the box and hits a left‑footed shot that is blocked after being set up by Andrés Iniesta.
Messi threads a precise through ball into the box for Neymar, who finishes with a right‑footed shot to the bottom right corner for Barcelona’s third.
Messi tries another incisive through ball to release Neymar, but the move is halted as Neymar is flagged offside.
Combining with Arda Turan, Messi curls a superb left‑footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner to put Barcelona 4–0 up.
Messi steps up for another direct free kick from distance, but his left‑footed effort flies too high over the crossbar.
Messi feeds Arda Turan in the box, but Turan’s right‑footed shot from the centre misses wide to the right.
Messi slices open the defence with another through ball to Neymar, who again finishes clinically to the bottom right corner for Barcelona’s fifth.
Messi drifts into the left side of the box and shoots with his left foot, but the effort drifts just wide of the right post after a pass from Neymar.
Driving forward through the middle, Messi is fouled as he tries to accelerate past defenders, winning a free kick in the attacking half.
Dropping deeper, Messi protects the ball under pressure and draws a foul in his own half to relieve pressure on Barcelona’s defence.
Messi slips a pass to Neymar on the left side of the box, whose right‑footed shot is well saved by Vicente Guaita at the top right corner.
Messi again finds Neymar in the centre of the box, but Neymar’s left‑footed effort is saved by Guaita who holds the shot in the middle of his goal.
Two hundred career assists means he’s created as many goals as most elite forwards ever score, turning playmaking into a second scoring record. Racing from 150 to 200 in such a short span only underlines how relentlessly he shaped games for others as well as himself.