Prestigious match for this second day of the group stage of the Champions League between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona. Two teams in trouble dabns their respective championships, but with enough strength to promise spectacle. And there was a show. The game started with a Barça very high on the pitch, and the post hit by Griezmann, the starter, from the 2nd minute of play.
The Catalan players stifled their opponents and it was Ousmane Dembélé, also the incumbent, who finally started the hostilities thanks to a goal, lucky, on a deflected strike (0-1, 14th). Twice Morata found the net but the Spanish striker was offside each time, narrowly (15th, 30th). Meanwhile, The Argentine Messi had narrowly missed the frame (23rd). Dembélé, ubiquitous in Turin, passed him close to the double (35th). At the break, Barca led on the smallest of margins (1-0).
On the way back from the locker room, some Bianconeri finally offered something, like Chiesa. And precisely, the Italian centered for Cuadrado who found Morata for the equalizer. But for the third time of the evening, the Spaniard was offside and the goal was canceled out (55th).
Juve tried but couldn’t. Barca, on the other hand, were wasting their counter opportunities. Griezmann saw his shot go just off the post (76′). In any case, the Frenchman played one of his best matches with the Catalan club. Juve ended badly with Demiral’s second yellow and a penalty after a foul by Bernardeschi on Fati. Messi transformed without difficulty (0-2, 90-1st). Final score 2-0. Barca take the lead in this group with 6 points in two matches and left a very good impression on the Turin pitch.
