Messi rises to meet Sergi Roberto’s cross with a header from the center of the box, but the effort goes just over the bar. It’s a good chance that narrowly misses the target.

Messi times his run and plays a precise pass into the box for Luis Suárez, who finishes with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner to put Barça 2–1 ahead.

Messi delivers a dangerous cross into the six-yard box, where Gerard Piqué’s header from close range is blocked by the defense. His delivery creates a major chance that Real Sociedad manage to repel.

Messi sets up Ivan Rakitić on the edge of the area, but Rakitić’s right-footed strike drifts just wide of the right post. The move shows Messi’s vision in creating another shooting opportunity.