Messi cuts inside and unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box, but Galaxy keeper John McCarthy gets down to save it in the bottom left corner.

After a feed from Sergio Busquets, Messi takes a right‑footed shot from the center of the box, but his effort is blocked by the defense.

Messi strikes a left‑footed effort from outside the box that is headed for the top center, but John McCarthy reacts to push it away.

Messi connects with a Jordi Alba pass in the center of the box and shoots with his right foot, but the attempt is blocked by a defender.

From outside the box, Messi lets fly with his left foot, but his shot is closed down and blocked before it can test the keeper.

Latching onto a cross from Jordi Alba, Messi fires a left‑footed shot from the center of the box that goes agonizingly wide of the left post.

In stoppage time, Messi arrives in the center of the box to meet Jordi Alba’s cut‑back and lashes a left‑footed shot into the high center of the net to level the match at 1–1.