Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is heading for the bottom right corner, but Sergio Álvarez dives to save. Neymar had set him up for the effort.

Messi cuts inside on the right and fires a right‑footed shot from the side of the box that beats the keeper but crashes off the right post. The strike leaves Celta’s defense scrambling.

Messi opens the scoring with a curling left‑footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner, finishing calmly after being picked out by Sergio Busquets.

Messi takes on a left‑footed effort from outside the box, but his shot is blocked by a defender after being set up by Sergi Roberto.

From a direct free kick outside the area, Messi whips a left‑footed shot just over the bar, narrowly missing the top of the goal.

Messi threads a brilliant through ball into the box for Neymar, who runs onto it and finishes with a right‑footed shot from the centre of the area to make it 2–0.

Following a corner, Messi keeps the attack alive and sets up Samuel Umtiti, who finishes from very close range with a right‑footed shot into the centre of the goal for Barcelona’s fourth.

Messi caps his performance with another goal, taking the ball in the centre of the box and slotting a composed left‑footed finish into the bottom right corner to make it 5–0.

Messi delivers a precise cross that Denis Suárez meets with a close‑range header, but Sergio Álvarez reacts quickly to save in the centre of the goal.