Messi’s left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked by the Numancia defense, denying him an early scoring chance.

Messi slips a pass to Andrés Iniesta, whose right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by the goalkeeper.

Messi opens the scoring with a close-range left-footed finish into the bottom left corner after Dani Alves heads the ball across to him.

Messi sets up Thierry Henry in the box, and Henry drives a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner for Barcelona’s third goal.

Messi’s left-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the middle of the goal, but moments later he follows up to score from very close range into the bottom right corner.

After his initial effort is saved, Messi reacts quickest and fires in a right-footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner for Barcelona’s fourth.

Messi cuts in from the right side of the box and strikes with his right foot, but his shot is saved low towards the bottom left corner.

Messi lays the ball off to Bojan Krkic in the center of the box, but Bojan’s left-footed effort is blocked by the defense.

Messi unleashes a left-footed shot from the right side of the box that crashes off the crossbar after being set up by Sergio Busquets.

Messi delivers a cross that finds Samuel Eto’o on the left side of the box, but Eto’o’s right-footed shot goes just wide of the left post.