Messi is whistled for a handball early on, briefly halting Barcelona’s buildup in midfield.

Messi darts into the box and fires a left‑footed shot from the center, missing just to the left after a clever setup from Luis Suárez.

From a direct free kick outside the area, Messi’s left‑footed effort just clears the crossbar, narrowly missing the target.

Messi finds space in the middle of the box and drills a left‑footed shot low toward the bottom right corner, but Thibaut Courtois makes the save.

Soon after his shot, Messi commits a foul, stopping a Real Madrid counter and drawing the referee’s attention in midfield.

Messi drives forward and is fouled in the attacking half, winning a free kick and keeping Barcelona on the front foot.

Messi takes another direct free kick from outside the box, but his left‑footed strike rises too high and sails over the bar.

Deep in his own half, Messi drops back to help and wins a free kick in the defensive zone, easing pressure on Barcelona’s back line.

Messi picks out Ousmane Dembélé outside the box with a precise pass, leading to a right‑footed shot that Courtois saves centrally.

Messi is fouled in the attacking half again, drawing a free kick as he orchestrates another Barcelona surge forward.

Messi slips a well‑weighted pass to Dembélé on the left side of the box, but Dembélé’s left‑footed shot drifts just wide of the far post.

Messi tracks back late in the match and wins a free kick in the defensive half, breaking up Real Madrid’s pressure.

Moments later, Messi commits a foul in the defensive half, halting a Real Madrid attack but conceding a free kick.