Messi threads a precise through ball to Jordi Alba, who finishes with a tight-angle left-footed shot into the top right corner to level the match at 1–1.

Messi strikes left-footed from outside the box after a pass from Luis Suárez, but his shot is blocked by the defense.

Messi drives forward in the attacking half and draws a foul, winning a dangerous free kick for Inter Miami.

Messi unleashes another left-footed effort from outside the area, yet once again a defender gets in the way to block the shot.

Messi once more carries the ball aggressively in the attacking half and is fouled, earning another advanced free kick.

Messi slips a clever pass to Telasco Segovia on the left side of the box, whose left-footed shot is saved by Carlos Coronel.

Messi advances down the right wing and draws a foul, winning a free kick in a wide attacking position.

Messi times his run perfectly onto a through ball from Sergio Busquets and calmly finishes left-footed from the center of the box into the bottom left corner to make it 4–1.

Messi sets up Luis Suárez in the middle of the box with a precise pass, but Suárez’s left-footed attempt is saved high in the center of the goal by Carlos Coronel.

Messi finishes another chance from the center of the box, lashing a left-footed shot into the top left corner after meeting a cross from Luis Suárez to extend the lead to 5–1.

Messi finds Marcelo Weigandt in the center of the box, but Weigandt’s left-footed shot is blocked by the Red Bulls’ defense.

Messi drives at the defense late in the match and is fouled again, earning another free kick in the attacking half.

In stoppage time, Messi lets fly with a left-footed shot from outside the box, but the effort is blocked before it can trouble the goalkeeper.