There is chaos inside the Juventus area as multiple clearances cannon off the visitors' own players, which nearly offers Braithwaite a chance. However, Danilo is alert to the danger as he steps in before clearing long once more.
90' +2
F. Chiesa enters the game and replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo on a Champions League hat-trick is brought off but that will not impact him in the slightest as he has done a remarkable job for his side here. Chiesa is the man tasked with seeing out the closing minutes as he replaces the Portuguese forward.
90' +1
There will be four minutes of added time as Pirlo's men head towards an impressive win. Firpo and Puig then share their frustrations with one another as the former fires a cross into the latter and the ball goes straight out of play for a goal-kick.
89'
Messi keeps finding pockets of space, this time sliding in Dest, who cuts it back for Griezmann. The French forward has tons of time but manages to skew a left-footed effort high and wide of Buffon's goal.
87'
Danilo is there to intercept as Braithwaite looks to race towards goal. The visitors then play forwards as Ronaldo puts Ter Stegen under significant pressure, forcing the goalkeeper to uncharacteristically clear long.
85'
F. Bernardeschi enters the game and replaces J. Cuadrado.
P. Dybala enters the game and replaces Álvaro Morata.
Argentine Dybala is then brought on for Morata up top as Pirlo opts for fresher legs to see out the game.
Cuadrado, who assisted the second goal, is substituted off for Bernardeschi, after having a superb game.
84'
Messi thinks he has got the run on Juventus' defence until Rabiot appears, seemingly out of nowhere, to nick possession back and clear down the left.
83'
Firpo beats Cuadrado to the ball before feeding Messi, whose left-footed effort then looks destined for goal, only to be blocked by team-mate Braithwaite inside the area.
82'
Óscar Mingueza enters the game and replaces R. Araujo.
Araujo is brought off for Mingueza as the game continues to fade away from the hosts.
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81'
Pjanic cuts a frustrated figure as he whips a right-footed effort around Bonucci and De Ligt but well wide of Buffon's goal from the edge of the D.
Ronaldo versus Messi takes an unusual turn as the Portuguese forward tracks all the way back into his own area to dispossess the Argentine before clearing long down the right.
80'
Araujo climbs high above Rabiot and the referee deems the French midfielder to have fouled the centre-back, awarding the hosts a free-kick on the halfway line. Barcelona then stall in possession and are forced to play backwards towards Umtiti as they lack any real penetration.
78'
J. Firpo gets yellow.
Firpo becomes the next name in the book as he is late and catches Bentancur from behind near the right-hand touchline.
77'
Messi looks to curl a left-footed free-kick towards Buffon's near post but can only find the hands of the Italian veteran from 20 yards out.
75'
Cuadrado dances past Umtiti, reaching the byline with numerous options inside the area. Unfortunately for Pirlo's men, the wing-back's right-footed cross is then slightly too high for the head of Ronaldo at the back post.
74'
Griezmann is brought down by Bonucci after the Frenchman was played in by Messi and the referee points to the penalty spot. Barcelona think they have a route back into the game but the assistant on the far side has his flag up to indicate Griezmann was initially offside and therefore the penalty decision gets reverted.
71'
R. Bentancur enters the game and replaces Arthur.
A. Rabiot enters the game and replaces A. Ramsey.
Pirlo makes a double change in midfield as he also brings off Arthur for Rabiot.
Substitution Aaron Ramsey Adrien Rabiot
70'
The visitors intend to play through Barcelona's high press but manage to give away possession. Braithwaite then cuts inside after good work from Messi and his right-footed effort gets deflected behind for another corner to Koeman's men.
69'
Danilo gets yellow.
Puig spins round Danilo and the Brazillian clatters into him on the halfway line, leaving referee Stieler with no other option than to book Juventus' defender.
68'
Danilo thinks he has done well to win a goal-kick for his side against Firpo on the left but referee Stieler disagrees and gives a corner. The hosts play it short before finding Griezmann at the back post but the Frenchman rushes his effort and volleys well wide of the target.
66'
Riqui Puig enters the game and replaces Pedri.
Pedri, who has been largely ineffective in his 66 minutes on the pitch, is substituted off for Puig.
63'
Morata powers past Pedri on the right before looking for Ronaldo at the back post. Araujo does well to get a toe on Morata's pass, deflecting it out of the Portuguese forward's path to avert the danger.
62'
After a frantic opening to the second half, the game has calmed down as Juventus look to take the sting out of the match by retaining possession at the back.
61'
Pjanic latches onto a loose ball on the edge of the area but his volley will not trouble Buffon as it trickles well wide of the Italian's goal.
60'
S. Umtiti gets yellow.
Umtiti, just minutes after being brought on, is cautioned for a late tackle on Morata near the right-hand touchline.
59'
Braithwaite gets involved for the first time since his half-time introduction, linking up with Messi before the Argentine looks to play in Pedri. However, Juventus' defence recover well to deal with the danger on the edge of their own area.
57'
Morata thinks he has broken away from Pjanic in the centre of the pitch but the referee pulls it back for a foul in the build-up. Danilo then fouls Firpo wide on the left to offer Barcelona a free-kick in a decent position outside the area.
55'
S. Umtiti enters the game and replaces C. Lenglet.
J. Firpo enters the game and replaces Jordi Alba.
Lenglet, who gave away the second penalty of the game and was booked in the first half, is brought off and replaced by the fit-again Umtiti.
Koeman makes a double change on the left of his defence as Firpo replaces Alba.
53'
Álvaro Morata gets yellow.
Morata is booked for blasting the ball away as Barcelona looked to take a quick free-kick inside their own half.
52'
Penalty goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus!
GOALL! 3-0! Ter Stegen for the second time this game is sent the wrong way by Ronaldo as the Portuguese forward drills his penalty into the bottom left corner.
48'
Messi stings the hand of Buffon in the opening stages of the second half but the Italian veteran is never going to let the effort past him as he saves with relative ease in the centre of his goal.
46'
M. Braithwaite enters the game and replaces Trincão.
Both sets of players are back out and the referee gets the second half underway!
Trincao is hauled off at half-time and replaced by Braithwaite as the hosts look to get back into this game.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 0-2 JUVENTUS
45' +1
There will be two minutes of added time as the visitors still appear content to sit on the edge of their own area and aim to counter-attack when the hosts slip up.
45'
Trincao plays in Dest towards the byline on the right and the full-back drives a good cross across the face of goal, however, no one in a Barcelona shirt is there to meet the pass.
44'
Cuadrado has his arms in the air as he feels the referee was too hasty in awarding the hosts a free-kick wide on the right. Koeman's side take it quickly before Messi is crowded out on the edge of the area by McKennie and Bonnuci.
43'
Pjanic rather unselfishly opts to pass rather than shoot, sliding in Dest to the right of him inside the area. The right-back can then only place a right-footed effort wide of Buffon's goal under little pressure. He will feel he should be doing better from that sort of position.
41'
Messi and Trincao combine down the right with relative joy before the former cuts in on his favoured left foot but a wall of Juventus shirts greet the shot to block it away from danger.
40'
Cuadrado goes flying down the right and slots in Morata, Araujo again does remarkably well to manage the striker's run and intervene without giving away a corner.
39'
Morata runs straight through the centre of the pitch and is found by Danilo, however, Araujo does well as the last defender to intercept and play backwards towards Ter Stegen.
37'
Juventus are camped on the edge of the area but Koeman's side cannot play through them. Morata then rushes away down the left before sensibly opting to play backwards and retain possession, giving his side a deserved break from defending.
35'
The hosts are insistent on pressing high and they are winning the ball back in good areas. However, every time Juventus break the press it looks like there will be a chance. This time, Ronaldo and Morata attempt to counter-attack before the former's pass is cut out by Araujo.
34'
Dest does well against two Juventus players to work the ball back inside. The hosts then play out towards the left before Alba loses posession and the move breaks down.
32'
Messi is fouled near the centre circle as fouls appear to have taken over this game in the last ten minutes or so. Pirlo and his men will be delighted either way as, at this rate, they only need one more goal to qualify as winners of Group G.
30'
C. Lenglet gets yellow.
Messi plays the simplest of passes to tee up Pjanic but the midfielder can only drive his right-foooted effort wide to the left of Buffon from the edge of the area.
Lenglet barges into Morata on the halfway line as the two duel for a throughball and referee Stieler deems the centre-back's foul to be enough to deserve a booking.
28'
A. Ramsey gets yellow.
Ramsey has the chance to slide in Ronaldo through the middle, however, his attempts to volley are poor and then the Welsh midfielder clatters into Lenglet in the air. The hosts do not appear best pleased as that is Ramsey's second foul in three minutes.
Ramsey, perhaps for his accumulation of fouls, is booked as he catches Lenglet late in the air. Moments earlier, he had gone in late on De Jong so it was only a matter of time before the referee was forced into taking action.
27'
Jordi Alba gets yellow.
De Jong is fouled rather cynically by Ramsey but it is Alba, who gets the first booking of the game, as his protests come across as dissent towards referee Stieler.
24'
Cuadrado and Morata both attempt to cross into Barcelona's area and the latter's attempt looks to smash into Pjanic's hands, however, the referee disagrees and insists play goes on.
20'
W. McKennie has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by J. Cuadrado.
Dest makes his side's poor start even worse as he produces a foul throw on the right-hand touchline to gift possession back to the visitors. Alex Sandro is then extremely fortunate to keep the ball as he is swarmed by four Barcelona shirts on the left.
Alba affords Cuadrado far too much space, allowing the wing-back to get his head up and pick out McKennie in the area to double the visitors' lead.
WHAT A GOAL!! 2-0! Cuadrado again has space on the right, this time he floats a right-footed cross towards Ronaldo and McKennie near the penalty spot. McKennie then produces an acrobatic right-footed volley to slam past Ter Stegen in the middle of Barcelona’s goal.
18'
The hosts manipulate possession from side to side for a couple of minutes, with both Messi and Dest attempting to penetrate Juventus' three-man defence out wide. Pirlo's men defend well and eventually regain possession inside their own half.
16'
Cuadrado is in acres of space wide on the right, which Morata acknowledges with a long pass. However, his right-footed diagonal pass is way off target and trickles out near the halfway line for a Barcelona throw-in.
15'
Morata looks to be in on goal after Ramsey's curling pass but Araujo does well to get his body between the striker and the ball as Ter Stegen sweeps up the danger.
13'
Penalty goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus!
GOALLLLL! 1-0 JUVENTUS! Ter Stegen dives to his left as Ronaldo places his penalty down the middle to open the scoring!
9'
Ronaldo ignores the option of Cuadrado out wide and instead steers a left-footed shot straight into the hands of Ter Stegen in the hosts' goal.
8'
Ramsey and Alex Sandro exchange passes down the left before the wing-back does well to earn a throw-in for his side in the corner. The opportunity then fades away as De Ligt handles a loose pass on the edge of the area and Barcelona are awarded a free-kick.
6'
This time it is De Jong's turn to escape a booking as he and Lenglet combine to foul Morata before the visitors can attack through the middle. That is two fouls in as many minutes which referee Stieler has let go.
5'
McKennie smartly fouls near the centre circle to stop Pedri from breaking on the counter-attack, luckily for Juventus' midfielder, referee Stieler does not book him and instead opts to verbally warn him.
3'
Griezmann dummies past Pedri's driven pass into the area but Trincao is not quick enough to pounce on the loose ball as Alex Sandro then clears long.
2'
Alex Sandro looks to cut a pass back to the edge of the area, after good work from Morata, however, Pjanic is there to intercept before the visitors can test Barcelona's defence.
1'
Referee Tobias Stieler blows his whistle to get this Champions League fixture underway!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League Group G fixture between Barcelona and Juventus.
Both sides have already qualified from this group, with the hosts sitting three points clear of their visitors at the top. The hosts will remain top of the group so long as they do not lose by more than one goal here.
BARCELONA (4-2-3-1): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet, Sergino Dest, Ronald Araujo; Frenkie de Jong, Miralem Pjanic; Lionel Messi, Pedri, Trincao; Antoine Griezmann.
SUBS: Phillipe Coutinho, Riqui Puig, Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo, Neto, Sergio Busquets, Carles Alena, Matheus Fernandes, Oscar Mingueza, Inaki Pena, Martin Braithwaite, Konrad De la Fuente.
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Gianluigi Buffon; Matthijs de Ligt, Leanardo Bonucci, Danilo; Juan Cuadrado, Arthur, Weston McKennie, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Sandro; Cristiano Ronaldo, Alvaro Morata.
SUBS: Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin, Rodrigo Bentancur, Cosimo Marco Da Graca, Gianluca Frabotta, Paulo Dybala, Wojciech Szczesny, Adrien Rabiot, Federico Chiesa, Manolo Portanova, Carlo Pinsoglio, Federico Bernardeschi.
The players are making their way onto Camp Nou's pitch and shortly kick-off will be upon us.
The hosts will surely have to come out and chase this game, with Koeman perhaps looking to the likes of the in-form Braithwaite or Coutinho off the bench. For the Italians, Pirlo will simply be asking for more of the same from his side, who constantly look dangerous on the counter-attack as the hosts commit more and more men forward.
That is all from this Champions League fixture, until next time!
Both teams will look ahead with eager eyes to Monday's draw for the next stages of the Champions League before returning to domestic action. The hosts next face Levante at home in LaLiga. Over in Italy, Pirlo's side, buoyed by their wonderful performance here, will travel to Genoa next.
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