Full time: Juventus 3-0 Barcelona The referee blows his final whistle, Juventus claim a 3-0 first-leg advantage over Barcelona. Thanks for following our live updates! 90+1' Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti receives a yellow card. 89' Juve make their third substitution. Pjanic is replaced with Barzagli. 88' Juventus' defensive wall is difficult breach. Barca had only two genuine goal-scoring chances either side of the break. 85' Barca have possession but Juventus are not troubled. 81' Juve make their second substitution. Dybala is replaced with Tomas Rincon. 80' A cross from Messi goes begging. Juve edge closer to a memorable win. 78' Neymar side-steps his challenger on the left and feeds Suarez but Chiellini clears the danger. 74' Khedira receives a yellow card for apparent simulation. 73' Juve make a substitution. Cuadrado is replaced with Mario Lemina. 73' Khedira is flagged for offside. Television replays show that the decision is wrong; it could have been a fourth goal for Juve! 68' Suarez wastes another golden chance for Barca!! He is fed by another deft pass from Messi, holding off Chiellini but shooting wide with the goal at his mercy. 63' Barca's full-back Sergi Roberto escapes a yellow card for a crude challenge on Mandzukic. The Croatian is the one who is booked! 61' Barca's efforts are in vain. No clear-cut chances as Juve look formidable. 55' Central defender Chiellini stuns Barca with a third goal, getting ahead of Mascherano to head home an inch-perfect corner. 55' GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAL FOR JUVE!! 54' What a chance for Juve!! They miss a golden opportunity to make it 3-0 as Higuain goes clear but his shot is thwarted by Ter Stegen at the near post. 54' Barca striker Luis Suarez receives a yellow card for a challenge on Alves. 53' At the other end, a tame Higuain shot is collected by Ter Stegen. 52' Iniesta goes close with a powerful shot that goes just over the bar from the edge of the area. 50' Barca look better in the early stages of the second half, but will they be able to break down Juve? 47' A chance for Barca!! A half-hearted defensive clearance falls to Messi on the edge of the area but his low shot misses the target. 46' Barca make their first substitution. The disappointing Mathieu is replaced with Andre Gomes. The second half is underway The referee blows his half-time whistle 44' An angled volley from Higuain is palmed by Ter Stegen and the defence clears the danger for a corner to Juve. 43' Juve rely on the breakaways now. Barca are still struggling in the final third. 39' Suarez just connects with a cross from the left but his header is deflected for a corner. 36' Cuadrado once again toys with the poor Mathieu. His cut-back finds Pjanic but his shot goes high over. 34' Barcelona push forward, but Juve's defence remains compact. Its only lapse in concentration happened when Iniesta broke clear. 30' Messi scores but the referee disallows his goal!! Messi is fouled for a foul on Sami Khedira. 28' Former Barcelona full-back Alves is booked for a foul on old teammate Iniesta. 26' Barcelona are helpless. Juventus look capable of adding to their two-goal lead. 22' Mandzukic runs down the left unopposed before cutting the ball back to Dybala, who is once again unmarked. He blasts a powerful shot past Ter Stegen at his near post from inside the area. 22' GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAL FOR JUVENTUS!! 21' What a chance for Barcelona!! Messi threads a delightful pass to Iniesta who ghosts behind the full-back and breaks clear, only for Buffon to block his low effort in superb fashion. 17' At the other end, Mandzukic shoots straight into the hands of Ter Stegen although Cuadrado is unmarked on the right. 16' Barca have the better possession now but they are unable to carve out any openings. 12' Messi's ensuing free kick goes high over! 12' Barca's Messi is awarded a free kick on the edge of the area as the Catalans try to mount pressure upfront after a poor start. 7' Cuadrado gets the better of Mathieu on the right and feeds Dybala, who turns inside the area unmarked to curl a beautiful shot into the bottom corner. 7' GOOOOOOOOOOAL FOR JUVENTUS!!! 6' A long ball from the Barcelona defence goes straight into the hands of Buffon. Barca are yet to make their presence felt. 3' Barca keeper Ter Stegen collects Higuain's header from Dybala's corner. 3' Juventus press in the first few minutes. Dybala is awarded a free kick near the penalty area. The match is underway Starting lineups Juventus: Buffon - Dani Alves, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Khedira, Pjanic, Cuadrado - Dybala, Mandzukic, Higuain.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen - Pique, Umtiti, Mathieu, Roberto - Mascherano, Rakitic, Iniesta - Neymar, Suarez, Messi. 19:00 The recent records of both sides, according to UEFA.com: Juventus: WLDWWW, Barcelona: LWWWLW
16:20 “Because you're not just up against three individuals, but a devastating trident. On paper, Barca are stronger than us but we're becoming more clinical. It will be nice to measure ourselves up against them," Buffon added.
16:15 Buffon, one of the few top ‘keepers in the world yet to concede a goal to Messi, said: “Messi, Suarez and Neymar together are incredible. They're all very generous, and that's something that makes you realise it's going to be even more difficult.
15:30 Of course, Barcelona have their own Argentine superstar up front in Lionel Messi — on a run of 12 goals in his past 10 outings for club and country — along with Luis Suarez and Neymar.
15:15 “They're both great players, I know their qualities and it's obvious we have to pay special attention to them,” Mascherano told reporters of his Argentina team-mates.
15:00 Days earlier, Higuain struck twice against old club Napoli in the Italian Cup as Juve set up a final against Lazio.
14:30 Ex-Real Madrid man Higuain hit his second brace inside a week in a 2-0 win at home to Chievo on Saturday, when Dybala was involved in both goals, to take his league tally for the season to 21 and keep Juve on course for a record sixth consecutive Serie A title.
13:30 Almost two years on Juventus are much changed but veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes they are “more clinical” now thanks to their attacking stars.
12:30 Juventus meet Barcelona for the first time since the 2015 final, when an early Ivan Rakitic strike left Massimiliano Allegri's men with a mountain to climb before they succumbed 3-1 in Berlin.
12:00 Barcelona must try to stop prolific Juventus pair Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala when the sides meet in a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, admits defender Javier Mascherano.
Venue: Juventus Stadium (Torino) Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL) (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
