Messi cuts inside and unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box, but his effort is blocked after a layoff from Neymar.

From distance Messi strikes a left‑footed shot that flies just over the crossbar, after being set up by Sergi Roberto.

Messi wins a free kick on the right wing after drawing a foul, giving Barcelona a dangerous set‑piece opportunity near the Villarreal area.

Messi drives a low left‑footed shot from outside the box toward the bottom right corner, but Asenjo gets down to make the save following a pass from Neymar.

Coming in from range again, Messi hits a left‑footed effort from outside the box but it is blocked by the Villarreal defence after another Neymar assist.

Messi threads a pass into the box for Neymar, whose right‑footed shot from the centre of the area is turned away by goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo.

Taking a set piece, Messi delivers a well‑flighted cross into the box that Ivan Rakitić meets with a header, forcing Asenjo into a save down to his bottom right.