Messi comes on at halftime, replacing Philippe Coutinho to inject more creativity into Barcelona’s attack.

Messi unleashes a left‑footed shot from outside the box toward the bottom left corner, but Aitor Fernández saves it.

Driving forward in the attacking half, Messi’s close control draws a foul and wins a dangerous free kick for Barcelona.

Messi threads a clever pass to Ousmane Dembélé on the left side of the box, whose shot goes just wide to the right.

Messi breaks the deadlock with a composed left‑footed finish from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, after Arturo Vidal nods the ball into his path.

Messi sets up Arturo Vidal in the right side of the box, but Vidal’s powerful right‑footed effort is saved in the center of the goal.

Messi cuts in from the left side of the box and strikes with his left foot, but Aitor Fernández saves in the center of the goal.

From outside the box, Messi attempts a curling left‑footed shot that whistles just wide of the left post after a layoff from Luis Suárez.

Messi links with Luis Suárez in the right side of the box, but Suárez’s right‑footed shot is blocked by the Levante defense.