Messi threads a through ball for Bojan, but the move is halted as Bojan is flagged offside after timing his run slightly too early.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that is saved in the centre of the goal after being set up by Sergio Busquets.

From a corner routine, Messi swings in a cross that finds Rafael Márquez, whose header from the centre of the box flies high and wide.

Messi slips a clever pass to Bojan on the left side of the box, and Bojan’s right‑footed effort is pushed away low to the corner by the Racing goalkeeper.

Receiving a pass from Bojan, Messi drives forward and lashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box that sails over the crossbar.

On the stroke of halftime, Messi threads a precise through ball to Bojan on the left of the area, but Bojan’s left‑footed shot drifts just wide of the far post.

Messi cuts in from the right side of the box and fires a left‑footed shot that is beaten away in the centre of the goal after a layoff from Thiago.

Messi combines with Thiago in the area, teeing him up for a right‑footed strike from the centre of the box that finds the bottom right corner to make it 4–0.

Messi carries the ball forward in the attacking half, drawing a foul and winning a free kick for Barcelona as defenders struggle to contain his run.