Messi slides a sublime early pass to Henry, whose shot is saved by goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and turned behind for a corner.

Operating from the right, Messi cuts inside onto his left foot and curls a shot that tests Lehmann in goal.

Messi picks up the ball just inside his own half, drifts inside past defenders and carries it about 30 yards before unleashing a stunning shot into the top corner.

Messi chips a lovely pass to Touré, who squares across goal for Pedro to tap in from close range.

Iniesta finds Messi on the right with a sumptuous outside-of-the-boot pass, but Messi’s first touch lets him down and the move breaks down.

Messi rides a challenge from Sami Khedira and drives into space, but his pass toward Henry is overhit and runs away from the striker.

Messi tries to slide a pass for Iniesta that is cut out by Träsch, then appeals in vain for a handball against the defender.

Cacau appears to tread on Messi’s foot, leaving him in pain, but he quickly recovers and is able to continue.

Kuzmanovic clatters into Messi with a clumsy challenge and is booked for the foul.

Sprinting into space down the left, Messi is crowded in the box and lays a square pass to Touré, whose shot drags inches wide of the far post.

Messi again takes the ball in the left channel and tries to set up Henry with a low cross, but Niedermeier reads it well and clears.

Pedro’s run and cross find Alves on the right, and his backheel nudges the ball into Messi’s path; Messi spins away from Gebhart and drives a low shot past Lehmann for his second goal.

Alves curls a deep cross from the right that finds Messi, whose header is superbly saved by Lehmann as he dives low to palm it away and deny the hat-trick.

Alves feeds Messi again from the right, and Messi chests the ball down and volleys in one smooth motion, but Niedermeier makes a crucial block.

Messi produces a clever dummy to let the ball run to Iniesta, whose low drive forces a save from Lehmann.

Collecting the ball centrally with only one defender to beat, Messi fails to get past Niedermeier, who nicks the ball away and prevents a hat-trick chance.

Messi glides away from two markers and attempts a delicate chipped finish, but his effort drifts just wide of the post.