Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box in the opening minute, but his effort is blocked after a layoff from Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Messi finds space in the centre of the box and fires with his right foot, but the shot flies high and wide to the right.

Cutting in from the left side of the box, Messi hits a left‑footed effort that is saved in the centre of the goal after a pass from Thierry Henry.

Messi breaks the deadlock with a curling left‑footed shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner, finishing off a setup from Dani Alves.

Driving forward in the attacking half, Messi’s close control draws a foul and wins Barcelona a dangerous free kick.

From outside the box Messi strikes with his right foot, but his shot is blocked after being teed up by Andrés Iniesta.

Messi races onto a through ball from Zlatan Ibrahimović and shoots left‑footed from the centre of the box, but the keeper saves in the middle of the goal.

Messi tries his luck again from outside the box with a left‑footed shot, but the ball drifts just wide of the left post after a pass from Dani Alves.

Messi restores Barcelona’s lead with a precise header from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner, meeting Pedrito’s curling cross.

Messi rises in the centre of the area to head Daniel Alves’ cross towards goal, but his effort is saved near the top centre of the net.

On the left wing Messi’s run and ball control force another foul, earning Barcelona a free kick in an advanced position.