Juventus vs Barcelona, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
85': Merih DemiralBarcelona down Juventus with goals from Messi, Dembele
Barcelona made it two wins from two in the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Juventus in Turin on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 2': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 2': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic following a corner.
- 2': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 5': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 5': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 9': Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 12': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 12': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! Juventus 0, Barcelona 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 15': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 17': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 17': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 20': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 20': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 29': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona).
- 30': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 35': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 38': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 38': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 40': Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 43': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 44': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Danilo (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
- 45'+3': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 45'+3': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Ronald Araújo because of an injury.
- 49': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 50': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 51': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Merih Demiral (Juventus).
- 55': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona).
- 55': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 55': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Álvaro Morata (Juventus) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Juventus 0-1 Barcelona.
- 59': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 59': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 59': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 60': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 62': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Danilo.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 68': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 68': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 69': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 70': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 70': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Merih Demiral (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 74': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 74': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Substitution, Juventus. Weston McKennie replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 75': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 77': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona).
- 78': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 79': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 79': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 80': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 81': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 81': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Hand ball by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 85': Foul by Merih Demiral (Juventus).
- 85': Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Second yellow card to Merih Demiral (Juventus) for a bad foul.
- 87': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
- 88': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 88': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 90': Penalty Barcelona. Ansu Fati draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Goal! Juventus 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Pedri.
- 90'+2': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ansu Fati.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 90'+5': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ansu Fati.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 0, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 0, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 634 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 706 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 7 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 28 | Merih Demiral  |
| 13 | Danilo |
| 16 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 44 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Neto (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 8 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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