Messi opens the scoring early, arriving in the box to finish a Luis Suárez pass with a right‑footed shot from very close range into the bottom right corner.

Messi drives forward on the right wing, beating his man and drawing a foul to win a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.

From a difficult angle wide on the right, Messi’s left‑footed direct free kick flies just over the bar, narrowly missing the target.

Messi finds space in the center of the box and hits a left‑footed shot, but the effort is saved in the middle of the goal after a pass from Luis Suárez.

Messi carries the ball through the attacking half and is brought down, earning another free kick for Barcelona in a promising position.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed strike from outside the box, but his shot is blocked by the Leganés defence before it can test the keeper.

Messi again drives at the Leganés back line in the attacking half, drawing a foul and another free kick opportunity.

Messi threads a pass into the box for Neymar, whose right‑footed shot from the left side is saved low to the bottom left corner.

Driving at the defence in the attacking half, Messi is fouled and wins yet another free kick in a central advanced area.

From outside the box, Messi’s left‑footed direct free kick again clears the crossbar, missing high.

Messi advances through the attacking half, is impeded by a defender, and wins another free kick to keep Barcelona’s pressure on Leganés.

In the final minutes, Messi steps up to the spot and calmly converts the penalty with a left‑footed shot into the bottom left corner to make it 2–1.