Messi fires a left-footed shot from the center of the box over the bar after being set up by Coutinho, missing a good early chance. The effort flies too high to trouble the PSV goalkeeper.

Messi opens the scoring with a stunning left-footed free kick, curling the ball into the top right corner to put Barcelona 1–0 ahead. The strike leaves Zoet with no chance.

Messi spots Jordi Alba in space and feeds him outside the box, leading to a right-footed shot that sails high and wide. The move shows Messi’s vision in buildup play.

Messi wins a free kick in the attacking half, then soon after unleashes a left-footed shot from outside the box that is saved centrally by Zoet following a pass from Busquets. The effort is on target but lacks the power or angle to beat the keeper.

From another direct free kick outside the area, Messi bends a left-footed effort that narrowly misses the top right corner. The shot has the keeper beaten but drifts just wide.

Messi makes it 3–0 with a composed left-footed finish from the center of the box into the bottom left corner after a precise assist from Ivan Rakitic. He times his run perfectly to meet the pass and calmly slots home.

Messi completes his hat-trick with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner after a clever through ball from Luis Suárez. He latches onto the pass and finishes clinically to make it 4–0.