Messi threads a precise through ball to Paco Alcácer, whose right‑footed shot from the right side of the box is saved low in the bottom right corner by goalkeeper Gero Rulli.

Messi opens the scoring with a curling left‑footed shot from outside the box, driving the ball into the bottom right corner after being set up by Luis Suárez.

Messi nearly doubles his tally, but his left‑footed effort from very close range flashes just wide to the right after another combination with Luis Suárez.

Driving forward in the attacking half, Messi carries the ball past defenders and is fouled, winning a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.

Messi makes it 2–0 with a right‑footed finish from point‑blank range, calmly steering the ball into the center of the goal from very close in.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from the center of the box, but his effort is blocked by a Real Sociedad defender after being picked out by Luis Suárez.

Messi provides a clever pass into the area for Paco Alcácer, who finishes with a left‑footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner to make it 3–1.

Messi drives down the right wing, drawing a foul as he tries to cut inside and earning Barcelona a free kick in an advanced wide area.

From long range on the right, Messi strikes a left‑footed shot on goal from the resulting free‑kick situation, but Gero Rulli saves it in the center of the goal.

Messi finds space in the center of the box and shoots with his left foot, but the effort drifts just wide to the left after a setup from Sergi Roberto.

Messi attempts a through ball looking for Luis Suárez, but the Uruguayan is flagged offside, halting the attack.

Defending inside his own box, Messi concedes a corner to Real Sociedad as he clears the ball under pressure.

Messi spots Ivan Rakitić outside the box and lays the ball off for him, but Rakitić’s powerful right‑footed shot is saved low to the bottom right corner by Gero Rulli.