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Powered by NeoCortex · NeoAxonMessi drifts into space outside the box and unleashes a left‑footed shot that sails too high over the bar, missing the target. Pedri had found him with a neat pass to set up the effort.
Messi makes a run into the centre of the box and hits a left‑footed shot that is blocked by the defense, ending a promising attack. Jordi Alba had supplied the ball into him before the attempt.
Messi steps up to take a direct free kick from outside the box and bends a left‑footed effort that goes just wide to the right, coming close but failing to score. The shot leaves the goalkeeper rooted as it narrowly misses the post.
In the dying moments of extra time, Messi is shown a red card for violent conduct after an off‑the‑ball incident, with VAR confirming and upgrading the decision. It is a rare dismissal for him and leaves Barcelona down to ten men right at the end.