Messi comes off the bench in the second half, replacing Riqui Puig to try to turn the game around for Barcelona.

Messi threads a pass to Ousmane Dembélé on the right, whose left‑footed shot from the box goes just wide of the post.

Messi levels the match with a clinical left‑footed strike from the right side of the box into the bottom right corner, finishing off a move set up by Ousmane Dembélé.

From a corner, Messi swings in a precise cross that finds Óscar Mingueza in the six‑yard box, but the defender’s header drifts just wide.

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

Messi unleashes a left‑footed effort from outside the box, but his shot is blocked by the Betis defense before it can test the goalkeeper.