Messi attempts a through ball to release Jordi Alba, but the move is cut short as Alba is flagged offside, and Messi commits an early foul soon after.

Messi spots Neymar’s run and plays another through ball, but Neymar strays offside and the attack is halted.

Messi threads a precise through ball to Jordi Alba, whose left‑footed shot from the left side of the box is saved low by Jasper Cillessen.

Messi unleashes a powerful left‑footed shot from outside the box that is heading for the top left corner, but Cillessen makes the save.

Messi opens the scoring with a clever header from the center of the box, guiding Bartra’s looping cross into the bottom left corner.

Messi drives forward in the attacking half and draws a foul, winning a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.

Messi finds space in the center of the box and fires a left‑footed shot that goes narrowly wide to the left after combining with Luis Suárez.

Messi slides a precise through ball to Luis Suárez, whose left‑footed effort from the center of the box is saved by Cillessen.

Messi carries the ball in the attacking half and is fouled again, earning another free kick in a promising position.

From the resulting direct free kick, Messi’s left‑footed strike from outside the box just clears the bar, an inch too high.

Messi doubles Barcelona’s lead with a close‑range left‑footed finish from inside the six‑yard box after Pedro tees him up.

Messi sets up Ivan Rakitic with a pass outside the box, and Rakitic’s right‑footed shot is tipped over by Cillessen.

Messi gets on the end of Pedro’s pass in the center of the box and drills a left‑footed shot toward the bottom right corner, but Cillessen makes the save.

In the final minutes, Messi cuts inside from the right side of the box and unleashes a left‑footed shot that is blocked by the Ajax defense after combining with Suárez.