Messi links play on the edge of the area and sets up Philippe Coutinho, whose right‑footed shot from outside the box is blocked by the defence.

Messi rises in the centre of the box to meet a Luis Suárez cross, but his header flies just wide to the left.

Driving forward in the attacking half, Messi draws a foul to win a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.

From outside the box, Messi unleashes a left‑footed strike toward the top right corner, but Rubén Martínez pushes it away with a strong save.

Messi doubles Barcelona’s lead, curling a left‑footed shot from a tight angle on the left into the bottom left corner after being picked out by Luis Suárez.

Messi threads a pass to Coutinho outside the box, whose right‑footed effort is saved centrally by the goalkeeper.

Messi latches onto a through ball from Luis Suárez on the right side of the six‑yard box and shoots left‑footed, but his effort is saved in the centre of the goal.

Messi takes a right‑footed shot from the centre of the box after a pass from Coutinho, sending the ball just wide of the right post.

Receiving the ball from Luis Suárez on the left side of the box, Messi’s left‑footed shot is blocked by a defender.

Messi combines with Luis Suárez, slipping him in on the left where Suárez’s left‑footed shot from a difficult angle goes just wide.

Messi commits a foul in midfield, stopping Deportivo’s move and drawing the referee’s attention, though no booking is mentioned.

Moments after the foul, Messi gets a left‑footed shot off from the centre of the box, but his effort is blocked by the defence.

Arriving in the six‑yard area, Messi finishes clinically with his right foot into the bottom right corner after another assist from Luis Suárez, putting Barcelona back in front.

Messi completes his hat‑trick, striking a left‑footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner after yet another layoff from Luis Suárez.

Deep in regulation time, Messi finds Denis Suárez outside the box, whose right‑footed shot just misses the top right corner.