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Ousmane Dembele & Lionel Messi were on target
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الأربعاء، 28 أكتوبر 2020
IN PICS: Barcelona’s Champions League win over Juventus
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Juventus 0-2 Barça: Recap
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A huge win in Turin
Barcelona remain perfect in the Champions League thanks to an impressive 2-0 win over Juventus at the Allianz Stadium thanks to goals from Ousmane Dembélé and Lionel Messi. Barça played a complete game as a team, with excellent individual performances as well and a clean sheet against Juve in Turin, which is a rarity.
FIRST HALF
Barça made a very fast start, with three big chances in less than two minutes and a lot of intensity and hunger to recover the ball. But they also had to deal with an intense and hungry Juventus team that pressed very high looking to force mistakes at the back.
The Blaugrana struggled to get out of their own half, but once they finally did they got a goal: Ousmane Dembélé received the ball in space, put on a couple of moves and fired a shot with his right foot that deflected off Leonardo Bonucci and went over Szczesny into the net.
Juventus got a hold of the ball and started to go forward looking for an equalizer, and Álvaro Morata scored twice only to have both goals disallowed for offside. Other than those two moments, the Old Lady looked dangerous at times but the Barça backline did a good job of avoiding big trouble.
At halftime, Barça were playing well with the ball, had a deserved lead and looked solid enough without the ball, but they still needed another goal to ensure the victory.
SECOND HALF
The second half started with another goal disallowed for Morata for offside, his third of the night. But that was about it for Juventus when it came to attacking prowess, as the hosts struggled mightily to create any meaningful offense with Paulo Dybala far from his best.
Barça did a masterful job of keeping possession and forcing Juve to run after the ball, and Miralem Pjanic continued to play an exceptional game in midfield controlling the tempo and creating dangerous chances with smart passes, and Barça continued to come up with big opportunities.
Messi, Pedri and Griezmann all had big chances to score but couldn’t, and as we reached the final 10 minutes there was still an opportunity for Juve to equalize despite their struggles in attack. But Barça did a great job of keeping the ball, and Lionel Messi scored a penalty in the 90th minute to ensure the win.
The final whiste came to end an excellent victory for Barça. In the first day without Josep Maria Bartomeu in charge, Barça put together their best performance of the season so far. Is this hope?
Juventus: Szczesny; Cuadrado, Demiral, Bonucci, Danilo; Kulusevski (McKennie 75’), Bentancur (Arthur 83’), Rabiot (Bernardeschi 83’), Chiesa; Dybala, Morata
Goals: None
Red Card: Demiral (85’)
Barcelona: Neto; Roberto, Araujo (Busquets 46’), Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Dembélé (Fati 66’), Messi, Pedri (Braithwaite 90’+1); Griezmann (Firpo 88’)
Goals: Dembélé (14’), Messi (90’)
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Araujo forced off with thigh injury against Juventus
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Barcelona are running out of defenders
Barcelona lost center-back Ronald Araujo to injury against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old started the match in place of the suspended Gerard Pique but went off at half-time after picking up a thigh problem.
There’s no word yet of how serious Araujo’s injury is but it is a blow given Barca only have Pique and Clement Lenglet available as senior fit center-backs currently.
El jugador del primer equip R. Araujo té unes molèsties a la cuixa dreta. Pendent de proves per saber l’abast exacte de la lesió #JuveBarça pic.twitter.com/dhsXcpUfvO
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) October 28, 2020
Araujo’s injury meant that Sergio Busquets came on at the break. The 32-year-old went into midfield alongside Miralem Pjanic, with Frenkie de Jong dropping into defence alongside Lenglet.
Barca may offer an update on Araujo in the coming days but he looks to be a doubt for the last three games before the international break against Alaves, Dynamov Kiev and Real Betis.
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Juventus vs Barça: LIVE BLOG!
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Join us for another Barcelona Champions League adventure!
WELCOME TO THE ALLIANZ STADIUM!!! The beautiful home of Juventus is the site of a big Champions League match between the hosts and Barcelona, who come into this one desperately in need of good news after a painful loss in El Clásico and the resignation of the club president. Juve won’t have Cristiano Ronaldo and have a lot of injuries at the back, but they are still Juventus and this should be a very good match. And you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. LET’S LIVE BLOG!!!
(Note: the comments will be open only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2020-21 Champions League, Group G, Matchday 2
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 4pm ET, 1pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Thursday)
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
VAR: Kevin Blom (NED)
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
How to watch on TV: TUDN (USA), BT Sport 3 (UK), Canal+ Sport 3 (Nigeria), SONY TEN 2 (India), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others
How to stream: FuboTV (USA), BT Sport Live (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), DAZN (Canada), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, no swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
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FC Barcelona News: 28 October 2020
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A round-up of the latest Barcelona news and transfer rumors
Miralem Pjanic cannot wait to face former club Juventus - FC Barcelona
Miralem Pjanic is no stranger to Juventus. The Bosnian midfielder returns to Turin where he spent four seasons with the bianconeri before joining Barça in the summer.
The squad for FC Barcelona v Juventus - FC Barcelona
After the excellent 5-1 win over Ferencváros in their opening fixture of group G in this season's Champions League, Barça take on their first away trip with a challenging contest against Serie A champions Juventus in Turin.
Juve v Barça, familiar faces - FC Barcelona
Barça and Juventus are two of the biggest clubs in Europe, and their players have a wealth of both club and country experience behind them.
Cristiano Ronaldo still positive for Covid-19 and out of Barcelona clash - Football Espana
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will sit out his side’s Champions League clash against Barcelona this week after registering a new positive Covid-19 test this morning, as per El Mundo Deportivo.
Barcelona president Bartomeu and entire board resigns from club - Football Espana
Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his entire board have handed in their resignations and will leave the club, according to a landmark report from Diario Sport.
Outgoing Barcelona president Bartomeu confirms club accept proposal to play in European Super League - Football Espana
Outgoing Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed the club have accepted an invitation to play in a new European Super League.
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Barça squad named for Juventus
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Ronald Koeman has called up 21 players for Wednesday’s trip to Turin
The next Barcelona match is upon us! The Blaugrana play their second Champions League group stage game of the season away to Juventus at the Allianz Stadium, and Ronald Koeman has called up the following 21 players for Wednesday night:
Goalkeepers: 13. Neto, 26. Iñaki Peña, 36. Arnau Tenas
Defenders: 2. Sergiño Dest, 4. Ronald Araujo, 15. Clément Lenglet, 18. Jordi Alba, 20. Sergi Roberto, 24. Junior Firpo
Midfielders: 5. Sergio Busquets, 6. Carles Aleñá, 8. Miralem Pjanic, 12. Riqui Puig, 16. Pedri, 21. Frenkie De Jong
Forwards: 7. Antoine Griezmann, 9. Martin Braithwaite, 10. Lionel Messi, 11. Ousmane Dembélé, 17. Francisco Trincão, 22. Ansu Fati
Barça will play the Italian champions without their best defender in Gerard Piqué, who is suspended for his red card against Ferencváros last week. Also out are Marc-André ter Stegen (knee), Philippe Coutinho (hamstring) and Samuel Umtiti (knee) due to injury, while Matheus Fernandes hasn’t made the trip per the coach’s decision.
Predicted starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Neto; Roberto, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Griezmann, Pedri, Fati; Messi
The match kicks off at 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 4pm ET, 1pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Thursday), and you can join us to follow and comment all the action.
VISCA EL BARÇA!
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الثلاثاء، 27 أكتوبر 2020
Juventus vs Barça: Preview
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Barça play a big European match in the middle of a gigantic managerial crisis, trying to bring some hope to a broken club
Juventus FC (2nd, 3pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 3pts)
Competition/Round: 2020-21 Champions League, Group G, Matchday 2
Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Philippe Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti, Matheus Fernandes (out)
Juventus Outs & Doubts: Cristiano Ronaldo, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Matthijs De Ligt (out), Leonard Bonucci (doubt)
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 4pm ET, 1pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Thursday)
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
VAR: Kevin Blom (NED)
How to watch on TV: TUDN (USA), BT Sport 3 (UK), Canal+ Sport 3 (Nigeria), SONY TEN 2 (India), Movistar Liga de Campeones (Spain), others
How to stream: FuboTV (USA), BT Sport Live (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), DAZN (Canada), others
Following a bad defeat to Real Madrid in the first El Clásico of the season, Barcelona are right back in action for their second Champions League group stage match away to Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday night.
But the game doesn’t feel like a big deal at all right now. The Barcelona news are dominated by the resignation of president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who has decided to quit along with his entire executive board, a decision that fans have wanted forever. It’s finally done, and yet things couldn’t feel more hopeless right now.
It’s impossible to expect the new board to change things for the better right away after all the damage done by the previous administration, the squad is still filled with giant egos who can’t really contribute in the same way but demand the same treatment, and the financial situation is REALLY bad right now.
Barça’s future looks bleak unless something dramatic happens, and for now the only hope is for Ronald Koeman and his team to find some consistency and start playing well and winning big games, which they haven’t done yet. Beating Juventus is a good start, and maybe they can get a good enough win to bring some kind of positivity.
But it won’t be easy. Juventus are nearly unbeatable at home, and despite a crazy amount of injuries to their defense the Bianconeri will be very dangerous in attack despite not having Cristiano Ronaldo, who will be missing out after failing to provide a negative COVID-19 test. Andrea Pirlo is off to a nice start in his managerial career, and Juve will play hard and try and take advantage of Barça’s inconsistency.
It feels like the future of the club is at stake on Wednesday night. Another bad loss to a big team in Europe and pessimism will kick in real fast.
Let’s dance, I guess?
POSSIBLE LINEUPS
Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Neto; Roberto, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Griezmann, Pedri, Fati; Messi
Juventus (4-4-2): Szczesny; Cuadrado, Demiral, Danilo, Frabotta; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Rabiot, Chiesa; Dybala, Morata
PREDICTION
I just can’t trust this team right now, though I do think they’ll be able to score goals against such a weakened Juventus defense: 2-2 draw.
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