Messi wins a free kick in his own half after drawing a foul while helping Barcelona build from deep.

Messi delivers a corner and swings in a precise cross that Vermaelen heads just wide of the top-left corner.

Messi takes a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes just wide to the left after a layoff from Suárez.

Messi carries the ball in the attacking half, beats his marker and is fouled, earning Barcelona a dangerous free kick.

Messi unleashes a powerful left-footed strike from outside the box that is tipped over in the top-right corner by the Levante keeper.

After a pass from Busquets, Messi hits a left-footed shot from distance that is blocked by a Levante defender.

Messi threads a brilliant pass into the box for Suárez, who finishes with a right-footed shot into the top-left corner for Barcelona’s opener.

Busquets releases Messi with a superb through ball on the break, and Messi coolly slots a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the middle of the net.

Messi finds space in the area and drives a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom-right corner to make it 3–0.

Vidal sets up Messi close to goal, and Messi calmly finishes with his left foot from point-blank range into the bottom-left corner for his hat-trick.

Messi lays the ball off to Arthur outside the box, whose right-footed shot is saved low in the bottom-right corner by the keeper.

From a direct free kick, Messi strikes a left-footed effort from outside the box that flies just over the bar.

Messi picks out Suárez with a pass in the box, but Suárez’s right-footed shot from the center misses just wide to the left.

Messi tees up Coutinho outside the area, whose right-footed attempt sails over the crossbar.

Messi finds Denis Suárez in the box, but Denis’s right-footed shot from close range is saved low to the keeper’s left.

Messi provides the assist for Piqué, who finishes with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the middle of the goal to cap the 5–0 win.