Messi cuts inside on the right and fires a right‑footed shot from the right side of the box that drifts just wide to the left, after a pass from Ivan Rakitić.

Messi slips a clever pass to Jordi Alba on the left, leading to a powerful left‑footed shot from Alba that goes just wide of the far post.

From outside the box, Messi hits a left‑footed shot that is saved in the centre of the goal after being set up by Sergio Busquets.

Messi drives forward on the right wing and draws a foul, winning a free kick in a dangerous wide position.

Following a corner, Messi delivers a precise cross that finds Ivan Rakitić, whose header from the centre of the box goes just wide.

Messi advances in the attacking half and is fouled, earning Barcelona another free kick in a central area.

From a direct free kick outside the box, Messi curls a left‑footed effort that beats the goalkeeper but crashes off the crossbar.

Messi threads a slick through ball into the box for Ousmane Dembélé, whose right‑footed shot from the centre of the area is saved low to the right.

Messi tries his luck with a left‑footed effort from outside the box after a corner, but his shot flies too high over the bar following Coutinho’s pass.

Messi breaks the deadlock with a brilliant left‑footed free kick from outside the box, bending the ball into the bottom right corner to make it 1‑0.

After combining with Luis Suárez, Messi shoots left‑footed from the centre of the box and strikes the left post, agonizingly close to another goal.

Messi slides a through ball into the box for Coutinho, whose right‑footed shot from the centre of the area is saved low to the left.

In the final minute, Messi gets on the end of a pass from Sergi Roberto and hits a left‑footed shot from the centre of the box that is saved in the middle of the goal.