Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box toward the bottom right corner, but Celta’s keeper keeps it out. Busquets had laid the ball off to set up the attempt.

Messi opens the scoring with a composed left‑footed finish from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, latching onto Jordi Alba’s cut‑back. The goal puts Barcelona 1–0 up.

Just minutes later, Messi strikes again from the center of the box, another precise left‑footed shot into the bottom right corner after linking up with Jordi Alba, stretching the lead to 2–0.

Messi turns provider, sliding a perfectly weighted through ball to Jordi Alba on the left, who finishes from a tight angle into the bottom left corner for Barcelona’s third.

Messi finds space in the center of the box and fires with his left foot, but his shot is blocked by the defense before it can test the goalkeeper.

Messi’s night ends just before the hour mark as he is substituted off, with Ousmane Dembélé coming on to replace him after a dominant display.