Messi drives forward in the attacking half and wins a free kick after being fouled, helping Barcelona push Madrid back early on.

Messi again draws a foul in Real Madrid’s half, winning another attacking free kick and keeping Barcelona on the front foot.

Messi’s close control leads to yet another foul against him in the attacking half, earning Barcelona a dangerous free kick opportunity.

From the resulting direct free kick, Messi’s left‑footed strike from outside the box flies just over the bar, narrowly missing the target.

Messi commits a heavy foul in midfield and is shown a yellow card, reflecting the tense nature of the Clásico.

Messi darts into the six‑yard area and pokes a left‑footed effort from very close range just wide of the right post after a pass from Gerard Deulofeu.

From outside the box, Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot that is blocked by the Real Madrid defence before it can test the goalkeeper.

Messi rises to meet a cross and nods a clever headed pass into the centre of the box, setting up Ivan Rakitic for a shot that is blocked.

Receiving the ball from Sergio Busquets, Messi takes on a left‑footed shot from outside the box, but his effort is blocked by a Real Madrid defender.

Messi cuts inside from the right and fires a left‑footed strike from outside the box toward the bottom corner, but Keylor Navas saves low to his right.

Messi levels the score from the penalty spot, calmly driving a left‑footed shot into the bottom left corner to make it 1–1.

Messi threads a through ball toward Luis Suárez after carrying the ball forward, but the move is halted as Suárez is flagged offside.

Messi slides a pass into the box for Luis Suárez, setting up a clear shooting chance that Suárez blasts high and wide of the right post.