Messi slips a pass to Rafinha on the right, whose left‑footed shot from the box goes just wide of the far post.

Messi opens the scoring with a precise header from the center of the box into the middle of the goal after running onto Mascherano’s through ball.

Messi combines with Neymar on the left, feeding him for a right‑footed shot from the side of the box that is blocked by the defense.

Messi threads a through ball to Rafinha, who shoots right‑footed from close range but sends the effort just wide of the left post.

Driving forward in the attacking half, Messi wins a free kick after being fouled while carrying the ball at the defense.

Messi sets up Luis Suárez in the center of the box, but Suárez’s right‑footed strike is blocked by a defender.

After combining with Luis Suárez, Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the area that is blocked before it can test the keeper.

Messi tries to slide a through ball in behind for Neymar, but the move is cut short as Neymar is flagged offside.

Messi drives into the box from the left and hits a left‑footed shot that is blocked by the Sporting defense after a pass from Neymar.

Messi calmly finds Paco Alcácer in the center of the box, and Alcácer finishes with a left‑footed strike into the bottom‑right corner for Barcelona’s fourth.

Receiving the ball from Denis Suárez, Messi hits a left‑footed effort from outside the box that is blocked before reaching the goal.

From a direct free kick outside the area, Messi curls a left‑footed shot over the wall that crashes off the crossbar with the keeper beaten.

Messi’s night ends on 60 minutes as he is substituted off, with André Gomes coming on to replace him.