Messi opens the scoring by pouncing on a loose ball in the box and calmly sliding a left‑footed shot into the bottom left corner for 1–0.

Messi commits a foul in midfield, halting a City move as Barcelona press aggressively after taking the lead.

From a set piece, Messi swings in a precise cross that finds Rakitic, whose header from the center of the box just misses the top left corner.

Right before halftime, Messi is whistled for another foul, breaking up play as City try to build from the back.

Messi drops deep and carries the ball out of danger, drawing a foul in Barcelona’s defensive half to relieve pressure.

Messi takes on a direct free kick from outside the box, but his left‑footed effort flies too high over the crossbar.

Messi doubles the lead with a superb left‑footed strike from outside the box into the bottom right corner after being set up by Iniesta.

Mascherano threads a through ball toward Messi, but the move is cut short as Messi is flagged offside just before breaking through.

Completing his hat‑trick, Messi arrives in the box to finish with his left foot into the bottom left corner after a smart assist from Luis Suárez.

Messi again drops back to help defensively, winning a free kick in Barcelona’s half after shielding the ball under pressure.

Driving into the penalty area with the ball at his feet, Messi draws a foul and wins a penalty for Barcelona.

After earlier missing a penalty, Neymar combines with Messi, who lays the ball off for Neymar to finish from the center of the box into the bottom right corner for 4–0.