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. Ronaldo, from six yards out, then scuffs his shot but Bonucci bundles it over the line. Griezmann meets Messi's left-footed free-kick with a flicked header towards the far post. Danilo then fouls Firpo wide on the left to offer Barcelona a free-kick in a decent position outside the area. GREAT SAVE! 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. Barcelona, who will enter the last-16 draw unseeded, regularly tested Buffon from range but rarely broke down Juventus' regimented defence all game. Federico Chiesa replaces Cristiano Ronaldo. 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. The match starts at 20:00 on 8 December 2020. Share. Juventus Stadium - Turin. They look a certainty to make it ten wins from eleven here. - Tokyvideo.com. 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. 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. 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. image/svg+xml. Danilo is there to intercept as Braithwaite looks to race towards goal. CHANCE! 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. 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. 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. However, Danilo is alert to the danger as he steps in before clearing long once more. Barcelona think they have a route back into the game but the assistant on the far side has his flag up to indicate Griezmann was initially offside and therefore the penalty decision gets reverted. The match will begin at 01:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). Ten-man Porto squeezed past Juventus to reach the Champions League quarterfinals despite a 3-2 defeat after extra time. Referee Tobias Stieler blows his whistle to get this Champions League fixture underway! Watch now the full match between Juventus and Barça. Match ends, Barcelona 0, Juventus 3. 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. Messi is fouled near the centre circle as fouls appear to have taken over this game in the last ten minutes or so. Add to my favorites. SAVE! However, his right-footed diagonal pass is way off target and trickles out near the halfway line for a Barcelona throw-in. 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. Date, time and venue- Juventus vs Barcelona is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. DISALLOWED GOAL! Over in Italy, Pirlo's side, buoyed by their wonderful performance here, will travel to Genoa next. Messi keeps finding pockets of space, this time sliding in Dest, who cuts it back for Griezmann. McKennie then doubled the visitors' lead with an impressive, acrobatic finish, courtesy of Cuadrado's good work down the right. 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. 90'+6' Corner, Juventus. UEFA Champions League match Barcelona vs Juventus 08.12.2020. The French forward has tons of time but manages to skew a left-footed effort high and wide of Buffon's goal. He will feel he should be doing better from that sort of position. Messi runs onto the return pass before his left-footed effort is saved well by Buffon moving to his right in goal. Araujo is brought off for Mingueza as the game continues to fade away from the hosts. Barcelona 0 Juventus 3 LIVE REACTION: Ronaldo piles misery on Messi as Juve romp to Champions League victory in Nou Camp . Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Juventus 0, Barcelona 2. Get a report of the Juventus vs. Barcelona 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match. Messi takes matter into his own hands, driving in from the left before drilling a low left-footed effort from 20 yards out. After Erling Haaland makes more Champions League history, Julien Laurens explains why he could join Man City. Ousmane Dembele put Ronald Koeman's men in front courtesy of a deflected strike from the edge of the box. Dest does well against two Juventus players to work the ball back inside. 13' Goal. Barcelona-Juventus live incidents, goals, cards, substitutions, lineups, statistics, formations Barcelona 0-3 Juventus - Champions League 2020/2021 Live He did only two changes from last week’s game in Kyiv. SAVE! 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. 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). Barcelona then stall in possession and are forced to play backwards towards Umtiti as they lack any real penetration. After the Portuguese forward heads towards the byline, Araujo drags him down and the referee points to the penalty spot with no hesitation! 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. 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. Ter Stegen dives to his left as Ronaldo places his penalty down the middle to open the scoring! The players are making their way onto Camp Nou's pitch and shortly kick-off will be upon us. MATCH : Juventus V/s Barcelona (UEFA Champions League) DATE: 29-10-2020. The visitors then play forwards as Ronaldo puts Ter Stegen under significant pressure, forcing the goalkeeper to uncharacteristically clear long. When to watch Barcelona vs Juventus? Juventus create a chance down the other wing this time as Alex Sandro whips in a left-footed cross. 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. Ronaldo is played in by Cuadrado and gets one-on-one with Araujo in the area. Barcelona 0, Juventus 2. In the build-up, there was a hint of handball by Lenglet so VAR insists the players wait before the corner gets taken. 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. 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. UEFA Champions League Match Report for Barcelona v Juventus on 8 December 2020, includes all goals and incidents. The score is now 3-2 between the pair as the two meet for the first time in the Champions League since 2011. The Champions League encounter between Barcelona and Juventus can be watched live on Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 2 HD and can be streamed live on Sony LIV. Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo insists his project is still in its early days and will continue despite crashing out of the UEFA Champions League. Araujo does well to get a toe on Morata's pass, deflecting it out of the Portuguese forward's path to avert the danger. The Champions League encounter between Barcelona and Juventus will kick off at 1.30 am IST on December 9, 2020. 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. That was inches away from pulling one back for the hosts here. The hosts are insistent on pressing high and they are winning the ball back in good areas. 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. Unfortunately for Pirlo's side, the Brazillian's right-footed effort then whistles just wide of Ter Stegen's right-hand post. The hosts do not appear best pleased as that is Ramsey's second foul in three minutes. Prior to this game, Messi and Ronaldo had previously met in five Champions League encounters, with Messi 3-0 up on Ronaldo in goals. 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. 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. Koeman makes a double change on the left of his defence as Firpo replaces Alba. At the back, Merih Demiral replaced Giorgio Chiellini pairing Leonardo Bonucci. ANOTHER SAVE! 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. UEFA Champions League 2020/2021. 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. 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. Have your say on the game in the comments. The hosts will be hoping he can have the same impact off the bench here. 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. Uploaded by Resúmenes … PENALTY TO JUVENTUS! There is chaos inside the Juventus area as multiple clearances cannon off the visitors' own players, which nearly offers Braithwaite a chance. 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. Alex Sandro finds Ronaldo in the area and the Portuguese forward tees up Danilo 25 yards from goal. Cuadrado again has space on the right, this time he floats a right-footed cross towards Ronaldo and McKennie near the penalty spot. TIME: 1.30 AM IST (UTC +5:30) STADIUM: Juventus Stadium. It's time for Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since 2018 as Barcelona take on Juventus in a Group G tie of Champions League 2020-21 match at Camp Nou, Barcelona on Tuesday. The FC guys chime in on the numerous disappointments in Juventus' Champions League exit in the round of 16. Man Of … 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. 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. Ramsey, perhaps for his accumulation of fouls, is booked as he catches Lenglet late in the air. Cuadrado dances past Umtiti, reaching the byline with numerous options inside the area. 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. Pirlo makes a double change in midfield as he also brings off Arthur for Rabiot. 90'+5' Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Juventus 3. 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. Dembele and Messi (pen) secure a big win for Koeman against an under-strength Juve, who were missing Ronaldo. The other change sees Busquets drop to the bench for fit-again Pjanic. Ousmane Dembele put Barcelona ahead in the 14th minute and Lionel Messi doubled the lead from the spot in injury-time as Barcelona registered their first-ever win at the Allianz Stadium in Turin and also climbed to the top of the group with a 2-0 victory. Match ends, Juventus 0, Barcelona 2. PENALTY TO JUVENTUS! 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. Andrea Pirlo reverts back to a three-man defence in front of Buffon, who replaces Szczesny. 3-0! Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. The visitors intend to play through Barcelona's high press but manage to give away possession. Juventus-Barcelona UEFA Champions League 2020/21 . This is an obervation of both charater. Morata then rushes away down the left before sensibly opting to play backwards and retain possession, giving his side a deserved break from defending. Tuesday 27 October 2020 20:46, UK. Heavyweights are drawn in Group G alongside Dynamo Kiev The right-back can then only place a right-footed effort wide of Buffon's goal under little pressure. Firpo becomes the next name in the book as he is late and catches Bentancur from behind near the right-hand touchline. Barcelona vs Juventus Group G UCL match will be telecast live in … Francisco António Machado Mota Castro Trincão. 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. 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. 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. 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. CHANCE! 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. Messi spins away from two before unleashing a wicked left-footed effort which Buffon saves well diving to his left. The hosts next face Levante at home in LaLiga. Both sides have already qualified from this group, with the hosts sitting three points clear of their visitors at the top. 5.6k. 0 I like it. Pedri, who has been largely ineffective in his 66 minutes on the pitch, is substituted off for Puig. OFF THE BAR! Tom Sanderson Contributor. That is two fouls in as many minutes which referee Stieler has let go. Morata meets the wing-back's ball in, but his flicked header at the near post sails just over Ter Stegen's goal. Luckily for the Italian veteran, the Argentine's effort bounces just wide of the target as the score remains at 3-0. UEFA Champions League 2020/2021. However, every time Juventus break the press it looks like there will be a chance. 1-0 JUVENTUS! 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. Pirlo’s squad is still very much a work in progress even as we hit the second half of the 10-game stretch that closes out the calendar … Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. 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. 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage. Barcelona vs Juventus UCL 2020-21 Live Telecast and Live Streaming Online. 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. Alex Sandro is then extremely fortunate to keep the ball as he is swarmed by four Barcelona shirts on the left. Braithwaite then cuts inside after good work from Messi and his right-footed effort gets deflected behind for another corner to Koeman's men. The match starts at 20:00 on 8 December 2020. However, once again, VAR intervenes and indicates Bonucci was offside and disallow the goal. Juventus has only lost one game in all competitions this season — that aforementioned 2-0 loss to Barcelona at the end of October.