Messi’s curling left-footed free kick from outside the box flies just wide to the left of the goal, narrowly missing the target.

Messi commits a foul in midfield, stopping a Real Madrid move and drawing the referee’s attention for a firm challenge.

Messi takes another left-footed direct free kick from outside the area, this time his strike goes just over the crossbar.

Messi receives a pass from Luis Suárez and fires a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but Keylor Navas tips it away from the top right corner.

Messi is whistled for another foul, this time as he battles for the ball and clips his opponent while trying to recover possession.

Messi threads a through ball looking for Neymar, but the Brazilian’s run is mistimed and he is flagged offside before a chance can develop.

Messi wins an aerial ball and nods a clever headed pass into the path of Luis Suárez, whose left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.

Messi releases Luis Suárez on the right side of the box with a precise pass, but Suárez’s right-footed effort whistles just past the left post.

After a set-piece, Messi picks out Luis Suárez in the center of the box, yet Suárez’s right-footed shot flashes wide of the right post.