Messi wins a free kick in Barcelona’s defensive half after carrying the ball and drawing a foul early in the match.

Messi is caught offside as he tries to run onto a through ball from Cesc Fàbregas, halting a promising attack.

Messi’s left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked after he connects with a pass from Alexis Sánchez.

From outside the area, Messi strikes with his left foot but his shot is blocked by the defense.

Messi narrowly misses, dragging a left-footed shot from the center of the box wide to the left after a headed pass from Alexandre Song.

Messi releases Cesc Fàbregas, whose powerful right-footed effort from outside the box crashes against the crossbar.

On a fast break, Messi sets up Cesc Fàbregas, who finishes with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom-left corner for Barcelona’s third goal.

Messi’s right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved low to the bottom-right corner after a neat setup by Cesc Fàbregas.

Messi feeds Pedro on the left side of the box, and Pedro’s left-footed effort rattles the crossbar instead of finding the net.

Messi cuts in from the left side of the box and fires with his left foot, but the shot is saved low to the bottom-left corner after a pass from Sergio Busquets.

From the center of the box, Messi’s left-footed strike is turned away towards the bottom-left corner by the goalkeeper after a pass from Marc Bartra.

Messi slips a pass to Cristian Tello on the left side of the box, but Tello’s left-footed shot drifts just wide of the far post.