Barcelona vs Juventus, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueRonaldo brace, McKennie volley power Juventus past Messi's Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Weston McKennie added another as Juventus beat Barcelona in a much-anticipated Group G finale on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 4': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 5': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Hand ball by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 8': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 9': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 10': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Trincão (Barcelona).
- 11': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Juventus).
- 11': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Penalty Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 12': Penalty conceded by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': Goal! Barcelona 0, Juventus 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 20': Goal! Barcelona 0, Juventus 2. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
- 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
- 23': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 25': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Sandro with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Juventus).
- 26': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 27': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Juventus).
- 28': Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 30': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 30': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 32': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Hand ball by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 36': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 43': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 44': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 44': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 45'+3': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 45'+3': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Juventus 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Juventus 2.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Trincão.
- 47': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 49': Penalty conceded by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 50': VAR Decision: Penalty Juventus.
- 52': Goal! Barcelona 0, Juventus 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 53': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 53': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 55': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Jordi Alba.
- 57': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 57': Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 57': Junior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 60': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Alex Sandro (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 65': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 65': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Pedri.
- 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Danilo.
- 67': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Umtiti following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 68': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 69': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Danilo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Danilo.
- 71': Substitution, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Arthur.
- 71': Substitution, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 73': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 74': VAR Decision: No Penalty Barcelona.
- 75': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
- 75': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Sandro with a headed pass following a corner.
- 75': Offside, Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Leonardo Bonucci is caught offside.
- 75': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 76': VAR Decision: No Goal Barcelona 0-3 Juventus.
- 77': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 77': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 78': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
- 78': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Junior Firpo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 79': Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 82': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Paulo Dybala replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 87': Offside, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 90': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 90': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Chiesa replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Juventus 3.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Juventus 3.
Statistics
 JUV |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.9 | Possession | 59.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 647 |
| 481 | Passes | 709 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 25 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 9 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet  |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 8 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Gianluigi Buffon (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 13 | Danilo |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 16 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
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