CRISTIANO RONALDO netted two penalties as Juventus swept aside Barcelona in Group G.
- Final score: Barcelona 0-3 Juventus
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RONNY SPEAKS
Tonight's matchwinner gives his thoughts after a memorable night for the Old Lady
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SHAME FOR HIM
Got to feel for Aaron Ramsey, he could be lining up in Ireland in the Europa League tomorrow night.
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A HERO'S WELCOME
The Juve bench make enough noise with the missing fans!
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FAIR PLAY
To be fair to Juventus, they did warn Barcelona they were coming…..👀
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EHM…….
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TEAM PLAYER
Cristiano Ronalo – on a hat trick – tracks back and wins the ball back from Lionel Messi inside his OWN box.
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RELIVE THE ACTION
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MAYBE I WAS WRONG
Ronaldo didn't appear too bothered about being subbed.
He took the long walk around the Camp Nou and arrived back to a hero's reception.
Maybe he was a tad bothered after all!
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HOW WE FINISH
The final standings in Group G.
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THE BATTLE OF THE NIGHT
Buffon and Messi swapped shirts at full time.
On tonight's evidence, I assume that Messi went asking for Gigi's!
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FT: BARCELONA 0-3 JUVENTUS
Juventus needed a big result to take top spot in group G….and that's exactly what they got.
In a battle of the giants clash at the Camp Nou, Ronaldo came out on top against Messi.
He opened the scoring from the spot after being brought down by Araujo, before coolly stroking the ball down the middle from the spot.
They made it two shortly after when McKennie was given all the room in the world to fire home acrobatically from six-yards out.
Ronaldo made it three in the second half when Lenglet was adjudged to have handballed it. The referee needed a monitor check before giving it.
This time, Ronaldo whipped it into the bottom corner.
They almost had a fourth when Bonucci poked home from inside the six-yard box but VAR caught him offside.
The battle was Ronaldo and Messi but it was Buffon who was the Argentinian's arch nemesis, denying him on several occasions.
Ronaldo even tracked back and pinched the ball off Messi in his defensive third late on, for good measure.
A great night for the Italians and they will get a group runner-up in the next stage.
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PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!
FULL TIME AT THE CAMP NOU!
BARCELONA 0-3 JUVENTUS
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90+3' Bonucci with a header inside his own six-yard box to clear away in front of Braithwaite.
Barcelona could play until Sunday and won't score.
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90+1' No hat trick for Ronaldo as Pirlo subs him off.
He doesn't look too bothered but you can bet inside he'll be gutted!
- OFF – Ronaldo
- ON – Chiesa
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FOUR MINUTES OF ADDED TIME
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89' Buffon will not be beaten by Messi tonight.
Messi gets a ball laid into his path on the edge of the box. He takes a touch inside and the goal opens up.
He tries a side footed finish into the corner but Buffon dives on it easily.
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88' Griezmann has a go this time, from the edge of the box after getting space behind the midfield.
Like so many before him, he fires it well off target.
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87' Into the final five minutes and Barca continue to huff and puff but a goal still looks so unlikely.
Ronaldo doesn't have long if he wants that hat trick!
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DANILO V GRIEZMANN
Griezmann hasn't got going tonight. Looks a shadow of the player at Atletico!
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Pirlo looks happy with the result and will try and see it out from here.
He makes a double sub:
- OFF – Morata and Cuadrado
- ON – Bernardeschi and Dybala
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84' Messi has another pop from outside the box.
This time trying to whip it into the far corner but it goes a yard wide.
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81' Ronaldo in his defensive third, putting in the hard yards and getting the ball away from Messi to clear.
He's loving his evening!
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81' Barcelona sub
- OFF – Araujo
- ON – Mingueza
THE GOAL THAT TAKES JUVENTUS TOP
Cool as you like from Ronaldo
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80' Another Pjanic effort from distance, another miss from Pjanic.
This time from a standing position he tries to pick out the top corner and puts it into the stands.
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