Messi drives forward on the right wing and wins a free kick after being fouled, giving Barcelona an early attacking opportunity.

Messi commits a foul shortly after, stopping Real Madrid’s play as he battles in midfield.

Messi receives a yellow card for a bad foul, putting himself on a caution early in the match.

Messi breaks into the box and hits a left‑footed shot from the center, but Claudio Bravo’s opposite Iker Casillas saves low to his bottom right after a pass from Jérémy Mathieu.

Immediately after, Messi again shoots left‑footed from the center of the box following a cross from Luis Suárez, but Casillas saves the effort in the middle of his goal.

Messi carries the ball on the left wing and draws a foul, winning another advanced free kick for Barcelona.

Messi delivers a dangerous cross into the box that finds Neymar, whose right‑footed shot from the center is blocked at close range.

Messi looks to break the offside line onto Neymar’s through ball, but his run is slightly early and he is flagged offside.

Early in the second half, Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box, but the attempt is blocked before it can test the keeper.

Messi tries to get in behind the defense onto a through ball from Dani Alves, yet the move is cut short as he is caught offside.

Messi combines in the final third and sets up Neymar, whose right‑footed shot from the center of the box goes just wide to the left in a near‑miss for Barcelona.

Late on, Messi lays the ball off to Pedro outside the box, but Pedro’s right‑footed shot is blocked by the Real Madrid defense.