UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Juventus LLWWW 0
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Barcelona LLWWW 3
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi brace leads Barcelona to 3-0 win over Juventus

Lionel Messi scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 3-0 win over Juventus in Tuesday's Champions League opener, earning a measure of revenge for last yea

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
7
36.4
Possession
63.6
13
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8Andrés IniestaLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 10Lionel MessiLF
  11. 11Ousmane DembéléRF

JUV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 4Medhi BenatiaCD-L
  3. 15Andrea BarzagliCD-R
  4. 12Alex SandroLB
  5. 2Mattia De SciglioRB
  6. 10Paulo DybalaAM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 5Miralem PjanicRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 11Douglas CostaAM-L
  11. 30Rodrigo BentancurAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 35' Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Substitution, Juventus. Stefano Sturaro replaces Mattia De Sciglio because of an injury.
  4. 45' Goal! Barcelona 1, Juventus 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  5. 54' Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 56' Goal! Barcelona 2, Juventus 0. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 61' Andrea Barzagli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  9. 69' Goal! Barcelona 3, Juventus 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta following a fast break.
  10. 71' Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  11. 75' Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, Barcelona. Paulinho replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  13. 83' Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Andrés Iniesta.
  14. 87' Substitution, Juventus. Fabrizio Caligara replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  15. 89' Fabrizio Caligara (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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