Barcelona 0 - 3 Juventus: Finished | 2020-12-08 | Champions League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Marc-André ter Stegen	0	3	1

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Antoine Griezmann	0	0	4	0	0

Midfielders	S	FC	FW
Frenkie de Jong	0	0	1
Miralem Pjanic	3	0	1
Lionel Messi	8	0	1
Pedri 66'	0	0	2
Trincão 45'	0	1	0

Defenders	FC	FW
Sergiño Dest	0	1
Ronald Araújo 82'	1	1
Jordi Alba 55'	1	1
Clément Lenglet 55'	4	1

Substitutes	S	FC	FW
Martin Braithwaite 45'(Trincão)	0	0	1
Samuel Umtiti 55'(Clément Lenglet)	0	1	0
Júnior Firpo 55'(Jordi Alba)	0	0	1
Riqui Puig 66'(Pedri)	1	1	2
Óscar Mingueza 82'(Ronald Araújo)	0	1	0
Sergio Busquets	0	0	0
Philippe Coutinho	0	0	0
Carles Aleñá	0	0	0
Matheus Fernandes	0	0	0
Konrad De la Fuente	0	0	0
Neto	0	-	-
Iñaki Peña	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Gianluigi Buffon	0	0	7

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Cristiano Ronaldo 92' 13', 52'	2	0	4	0	1
Álvaro Morata 85'	0	0	1	1	3

Midfielders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Alex Sandro	0	0	0	1	2
Weston McKennie 20'	1	0	1	1	0
Juan Cuadrado 85'	0	1	0	1	1
Aaron Ramsey 71'	0	0	1	3	0
Arthur 71'	0	0	0	0	0

Defenders	S	FC	FW
Matthijs de Ligt	0	3	1
Leonardo Bonucci	0	0	0
Danilo	1	4	0

Substitutes	FC	FW
Rodrigo Bentancur 71'(Arthur)	0	1
Adrien Rabiot 71'(Aaron Ramsey)	1	0
Federico Bernardeschi 85'(Juan Cuadrado)	0	0
Paulo Dybala 85'(Álvaro Morata)	0	0
Federico Chiesa 92'(Cristiano Ronaldo)	0	0
Gianluca Frabotta	0	0
Dejan Kulusevski	0	0
Manolo Portanova	0	0
Radu Dragusin	0	0
Cosimo Marco Da Graca	0	0
Wojciech Szczesny	-	-
Carlo Pinsoglio	-	-

90'+5'

That is all from this Champions League fixture, until next time!

90'+5'

Both teams will look ahead with eager eyes to Monday's draw for the next stages of the Champions League before returning to domestic action. The hosts next face Levante at home in LaLiga. Over in Italy, Pirlo's side, buoyed by their wonderful performance here, will travel to Genoa next.

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Pirlo's men produce the perfect away performance to not only win 3-0 but also to qualify as winners of Group G. After going in 2-0 up at half-time, courtesy of Ronaldo's penalty and McKennie's excellent finish, the visitors then extended their lead in the second half, courtesy of another Ronaldo penalty. Barcelona, who will enter the last-16 draw unseeded, regularly tested Buffon from range but rarely broke down Juventus' regimented defence all game.

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FULL-TIME: BARCELONA 0-3 JUVENTUS

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There is chaos inside the Juventus area as multiple clearances cannon off the visitors' own players, which nearly offers Braithwaite a chance. However, Danilo is alert to the danger as he steps in before clearing long once more.

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Ronaldo on a Champions League hat-trick is brought off but that will not impact him in the slightest as he has done a remarkable job for his side here. Chiesa is the man tasked with seeing out the closing minutes as he replaces the Portuguese forward.

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There will be four minutes of added time as Pirlo's men head towards an impressive win. Firpo and Puig then share their frustrations with one another as the former fires a cross into the latter and the ball goes straight out of play for a goal-kick.

90'

ANOTHER SAVE! Puig goes roaming between four Juventus players, eventually firing a pass into the feet of Griezmann, who touches down for Messi outside the area. The Argentine then smashes a left-footed volley towards goal but, as has been the case all game, Buffon is more than capable of saving as he dives low to his right.

89'

Messi keeps finding pockets of space, this time sliding in Dest, who cuts it back for Griezmann. The French forward has tons of time but manages to skew a left-footed effort high and wide of Buffon's goal.

87'

Danilo is there to intercept as Braithwaite looks to race towards goal. The visitors then play forwards as Ronaldo puts Ter Stegen under significant pressure, forcing the goalkeeper to uncharacteristically clear long.

85'

Cuadrado, who assisted the second goal, is substituted off for Bernardeschi, after having a superb game.

85'

Argentine Dybala is then brought on for Morata up top as Pirlo opts for fresher legs to see out the game.

85'

WIDE! Buffon goes scrambling, diving to his right as Messi cuts in on his left foot, 20 yards from goal, and curls one towards the far corner. Luckily for the Italian veteran, the Argentine's effort bounces just wide of the target as the score remains at 3-0.

84'

Messi thinks he has got the run on Juventus' defence until Rabiot appears, seemingly out of nowhere, to nick possession back and clear down the left.

83'

Firpo beats Cuadrado to the ball before feeding Messi, whose left-footed effort then looks destined for goal, only to be blocked by team-mate Braithwaite inside the area.

82'

Araujo is brought off for Mingueza as the game continues to fade away from the hosts.

81'

Ronaldo versus Messi takes an unusual turn as the Portuguese forward tracks all the way back into his own area to dispossess the Argentine before clearing long down the right.

81'

Pjanic cuts a frustrated figure as he whips a right-footed effort around Bonucci and De Ligt but well wide of Buffon's goal from the edge of the D.

80'

Araujo climbs high above Rabiot and the referee deems the French midfielder to have fouled the centre-back, awarding the hosts a free-kick on the halfway line. Barcelona then stall in possession and are forced to play backwards towards Umtiti as they lack any real penetration.

78'

Firpo becomes the next name in the book as he is late and catches Bentancur from behind near the right-hand touchline.

77'

Messi looks to curl a left-footed free-kick towards Buffon's near post but can only find the hands of the Italian veteran from 20 yards out.

73'

Juventus have won nine of their last 10 Champions League group stage matches (L1) – the one game they failed to win was in this reverse fixture this season. They look a certainty to make it ten wins from eleven here.

71'

Substitution Aaron Ramsey Adrien Rabiot

71'

Pirlo makes a double change in midfield as he also brings off Arthur for Rabiot.

70'

The visitors intend to play through Barcelona's high press but manage to give away possession. Braithwaite then cuts inside after good work from Messi and his right-footed effort gets deflected behind for another corner to Koeman's men.

69'

Puig spins round Danilo and the Brazillian clatters into him on the halfway line, leaving referee Stieler with no other option than to book Juventus' defender.

68'

Danilo thinks he has done well to win a goal-kick for his side against Firpo on the left but referee Stieler disagrees and gives a corner. The hosts play it short before finding Griezmann at the back post but the Frenchman rushes his effort and volleys well wide of the target.

66'

Pedri, who has been largely ineffective in his 66 minutes on the pitch, is substituted off for Puig.

65'

SAVE! Messi spins away from two before unleashing a wicked left-footed effort which Buffon saves well diving to his left. Braithwaite looks to pounce on the rebound and blasts over from near the six-yard area, however, none of that will matter as the assistant indicates Braithwaite was offside in the build-up to the chance.

64'

If the score remains like this, Juventus will top Group G and Barcelona will go into the last-16 draw unseeded.

63'

Morata powers past Pedri on the right before looking for Ronaldo at the back post. Araujo does well to get a toe on Morata's pass, deflecting it out of the Portuguese forward's path to avert the danger.

62'

After a frantic opening to the second half, the game has calmed down as Juventus look to take the sting out of the match by retaining possession at the back.

61'

Pjanic latches onto a loose ball on the edge of the area but his volley will not trouble Buffon as it trickles well wide of the Italian's goal.

60'

Umtiti, just minutes after being brought on, is cautioned for a late tackle on Morata near the right-hand touchline.

59'

Braithwaite gets involved for the first time since his half-time introduction, linking up with Messi before the Argentine looks to play in Pedri. However, Juventus' defence recover well to deal with the danger on the edge of their own area.

57'

Morata thinks he has broken away from Pjanic in the centre of the pitch but the referee pulls it back for a foul in the build-up. Danilo then fouls Firpo wide on the left to offer Barcelona a free-kick in a decent position outside the area.

56'

Prior to this game, Messi and Ronaldo had previously met in five Champions League encounters, with Messi 3-0 up on Ronaldo in goals. The score is now 3-2 between the pair as the two meet for the first time in the Champions League since 2011.

55'

Koeman makes a double change on the left of his defence as Firpo replaces Alba.

55'

Lenglet, who gave away the second penalty of the game and was booked in the first half, is brought off and replaced by the fit-again Umtiti.

53'

Morata is booked for blasting the ball away as Barcelona looked to take a quick free-kick inside their own half.

52'

GOALL! 3-0! Ter Stegen for the second time this game is sent the wrong way by Ronaldo as the Portuguese forward drills his penalty into the bottom left corner.

51'

PENALTY TO JUVENTUS! Referee Stieler is advised to go over to the monitor on the touchline and, after consulting the replays, awards Juventus their second penalty of the game for Lenglet's handball. The centre-back was attempting to prevent McKennie from shooting but the officials have deemed the bouncing ball to have caught his hand.

45'+3'

The hosts will surely have to come out and chase this game, with Koeman perhaps looking to the likes of the in-form Braithwaite or Coutinho off the bench. For the Italians, Pirlo will simply be asking for more of the same from his side, who constantly look dangerous on the counter-attack as the hosts commit more and more men forward.

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Pirlo's side profited from a lightning start as Ronaldo opened the scoring from the penalty spot, after being brought down by Araujo inside the area. McKennie then doubled the visitors' lead with an impressive, acrobatic finish, courtesy of Cuadrado's good work down the right. Koeman's men then enjoyed sustained spells of possession but rarely threatened Buffon's goal, which is why Juventus go in 2-0 up at half-time.

48'

Messi stings the hand of Buffon in the opening stages of the second half but the Italian veteran is never going to let the effort past him as he saves with relative ease in the centre of his goal.

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HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 0-2 JUVENTUS

47'

Braithwaite has scored in both of his Champions League starts for the club – the only player to score in each of his first three starts for Barcelona in the competition is Gabri in 1999-2000. The hosts will be hoping he can have the same impact off the bench here.

45'+2'

Messi manages to get a shot away inside the area but appears to have been dragged down by McKennie in his attempts to do so. Play goes on while VAR has a look at the decision before agreeing with the referee and giving nothing.

46'

Both sets of players are back out and the referee gets the second half underway!

46'

Trincao is hauled off at half-time and replaced by Braithwaite as the hosts look to get back into this game.

45'+1'

There will be two minutes of added time as the visitors still appear content to sit on the edge of their own area and aim to counter-attack when the hosts slip up.

45'

Trincao plays in Dest towards the byline on the right and the full-back drives a good cross across the face of goal, however, no one in a Barcelona shirt is there to meet the pass.

44'

Cuadrado has his arms in the air as he feels the referee was too hasty in awarding the hosts a free-kick wide on the right. Koeman's side take it quickly before Messi is crowded out on the edge of the area by McKennie and Bonnuci.

43'

Pjanic rather unselfishly opts to pass rather than shoot, sliding in Dest to the right of him inside the area. The right-back can then only place a right-footed effort wide of Buffon's goal under little pressure. He will feel he should be doing better from that sort of position.

41'

Messi and Trincao combine down the right with relative joy before the former cuts in on his favoured left foot but a wall of Juventus shirts greet the shot to block it away from danger.

40'

Cuadrado goes flying down the right and slots in Morata, Araujo again does remarkably well to manage the striker's run and intervene without giving away a corner.

39'

Morata runs straight through the centre of the pitch and is found by Danilo, however, Araujo does well as the last defender to intercept and play backwards towards Ter Stegen.

37'

Juventus are camped on the edge of the area but Koeman's side cannot play through them. Morata then rushes away down the left before sensibly opting to play backwards and retain possession, giving his side a deserved break from defending.

36'

CHANCE! Alba is slid in by Messi out wide and immediately looks to return the favour towards the hosts' captain. Messi runs onto the return pass before his left-footed effort is saved well by Buffon moving to his right in goal.

35'

The hosts are insistent on pressing high and they are winning the ball back in good areas. However, every time Juventus break the press it looks like there will be a chance. This time, Ronaldo and Morata attempt to counter-attack before the former's pass is cut out by Araujo.

34'

Dest does well against two Juventus players to work the ball back inside. The hosts then play out towards the left before Alba loses posession and the move breaks down.

32'

Messi is fouled near the centre circle as fouls appear to have taken over this game in the last ten minutes or so. Pirlo and his men will be delighted either way as, at this rate, they only need one more goal to qualify as winners of Group G.

30'

Lenglet barges into Morata on the halfway line as the two duel for a throughball and referee Stieler deems the centre-back's foul to be enough to deserve a booking.

30'

Messi plays the simplest of passes to tee up Pjanic but the midfielder can only drive his right-foooted effort wide to the left of Buffon from the edge of the area.

28'

Ramsey has the chance to slide in Ronaldo through the middle, however, his attempts to volley are poor and then the Welsh midfielder clatters into Lenglet in the air. The hosts do not appear best pleased as that is Ramsey's second foul in three minutes.

28'

Ramsey, perhaps for his accumulation of fouls, is booked as he catches Lenglet late in the air. Moments earlier, he had gone in late on De Jong so it was only a matter of time before the referee was forced into taking action.

27'

De Jong is fouled rather cynically by Ramsey but it is Alba, who gets the first booking of the game, as his protests come across as dissent towards referee Stieler.

25'

CHANCE! Juventus create a chance down the other wing this time as Alex Sandro whips in a left-footed cross. Morata meets the wing-back's ball in, but his flicked header at the near post sails just over Ter Stegen's goal.

24'

Cuadrado and Morata both attempt to cross into Barcelona's area and the latter's attempt looks to smash into Pjanic's hands, however, the referee disagrees and insists play goes on.

22'

SAVE! Messi takes matter into his own hands, driving in from the left before drilling a low left-footed effort from 20 yards out. Buffon is more than capable of responding to Messi's effort as he gets down well, diving to his left to tip the shot around the post.

20'

Alba affords Cuadrado far too much space, allowing the wing-back to get his head up and pick out McKennie in the area to double the visitors' lead.

20'

WHAT A GOAL!! 2-0! Cuadrado again has space on the right, this time he floats a right-footed cross towards Ronaldo and McKennie near the penalty spot. McKennie then produces an acrobatic right-footed volley to slam past Ter Stegen in the middle of Barcelona’s goal.

20'

Dest makes his side's poor start even worse as he produces a foul throw on the right-hand touchline to gift possession back to the visitors. Alex Sandro is then extremely fortunate to keep the ball as he is swarmed by four Barcelona shirts on the left.

18'

The hosts manipulate possession from side to side for a couple of minutes, with both Messi and Dest attempting to penetrate Juventus' three-man defence out wide. Pirlo's men defend well and eventually regain possession inside their own half.

16'

Cuadrado is in acres of space wide on the right, which Morata acknowledges with a long pass. However, his right-footed diagonal pass is way off target and trickles out near the halfway line for a Barcelona throw-in.

15'

Morata looks to be in on goal after Ramsey's curling pass but Araujo does well to get his body between the striker and the ball as Ter Stegen sweeps up the danger.

14'

Ronaldo has scored 16 goals in his last 21 appearances versus Barcelona in all competitions, including netting in two of his last three games against them while with Real Madrid.

13'

GOALLLLL! 1-0 JUVENTUS! Ter Stegen dives to his left as Ronaldo places his penalty down the middle to open the scoring!

12'

PENALTY TO JUVENTUS! Ronaldo is played in by Cuadrado and gets one-on-one with Araujo in the area. After the Portuguese forward heads towards the byline, Araujo drags him down and the referee points to the penalty spot with no hesitation!

11'

It has been a positive start by the Italian side so far. However, their only away victory at Camp Nou in the Champions League came back in April 2003 (2-1), having failed to win either of their two trips there in the competition since (D1 L1) - 0-0 in 2016-17 and 0-3 in 2017-18.

10'

WIDE! Alex Sandro finds Ronaldo in the area and the Portuguese forward tees up Danilo 25 yards from goal. Unfortunately for Pirlo's side, the Brazillian's right-footed effort then whistles just wide of Ter Stegen's right-hand post.

9'

Ronaldo ignores the option of Cuadrado out wide and instead steers a left-footed shot straight into the hands of Ter Stegen in the hosts' goal.

8'

Ramsey and Alex Sandro exchange passes down the left before the wing-back does well to earn a throw-in for his side in the corner. The opportunity then fades away as De Ligt handles a loose pass on the edge of the area and Barcelona are awarded a free-kick.

6'

This time it is De Jong's turn to escape a booking as he and Lenglet combine to foul Morata before the visitors can attack through the middle. That is two fouls in as many minutes which referee Stieler has let go.

5'

McKennie smartly fouls near the centre circle to stop Pedri from breaking on the counter-attack, luckily for Juventus' midfielder, referee Stieler does not book him and instead opts to verbally warn him.

3'

Griezmann dummies past Pedri's driven pass into the area but Trincao is not quick enough to pounce on the loose ball as Alex Sandro then clears long.

2'

Alex Sandro looks to cut a pass back to the edge of the area, after good work from Morata, however, Pjanic is there to intercept before the visitors can test Barcelona's defence.

1'

Referee Tobias Stieler blows his whistle to get this Champions League fixture underway!

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The players are making their way onto Camp Nou's pitch and shortly kick-off will be upon us.

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The hosts have gone unbeaten in their last four meetings with Juventus in the Champions League (W2 D2), winning two of the three games in this run that occurred in the group stage (D1).

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Andrea Pirlo reverts back to a three-man defence in front of Buffon, who replaces Szczesny. Morata is back from suspension to partner Ronaldo, who renews his great rivalry with Messi here, as the pair meet for the first time since May 2018.

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Ronald Koeman makes four changes from Barcelona’s 2-1 loss at Cadiz. Araujo comes in at the back, while Trincao and Pedri start on either wing. The other change sees Busquets drop to the bench for fit-again Pjanic.

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SUBS: Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin, Rodrigo Bentancur, Cosimo Marco Da Graca, Gianluca Frabotta, Paulo Dybala, Wojciech Szczesny, Adrien Rabiot, Federico Chiesa, Manolo Portanova, Carlo Pinsoglio, Federico Bernardeschi.

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JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Gianluigi Buffon; Matthijs de Ligt, Leanardo Bonucci, Danilo; Juan Cuadrado, Arthur, Weston McKennie, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Sandro; Cristiano Ronaldo, Alvaro Morata.

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SUBS: Phillipe Coutinho, Riqui Puig, Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo, Neto, Sergio Busquets, Carles Alena, Matheus Fernandes, Oscar Mingueza, Inaki Pena, Martin Braithwaite, Konrad De la Fuente.

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BARCELONA (4-2-3-1): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet, Sergino Dest, Ronald Araujo; Frenkie de Jong, Miralem Pjanic; Lionel Messi, Pedri, Trincao; Antoine Griezmann.

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Both sides have already qualified from this group, with the hosts sitting three points clear of their visitors at the top. The hosts will remain top of the group so long as they do not lose by more than one goal here.

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