Barcelona vs. Juventus live blog
Follow along live as two of the world’s biggest teams face off in a rematch of last year’s Champions League quarterfinals.
Last season, Juventus got the better of Barcelona, knocking the Blaugrana out of the UEFA Champions League in the quarterfinals. But both teams have undergone massive changes since then, so their group stage meetings this season figure to be quite a bit different.
The biggest and most obvious change is the absence of Neymar. After his record move to Paris Saint-Germain, Barca moved to replace him with a player similar in style and talent but younger and less experienced. Ousmane Dembele is the man tasked with filling Neymar’s shoes, and he starts against Juve on Tuesday.
On the other side, the Bianconeri have lost one of the superstar defenders that helped them keep Barca off the scoreboard. Leonardo Bonucci left for AC Milan after repeated disputes with Juve manager Max Allegri, meaning Mehdi Benatia and Daniele Rugani have to play bigger roles this season. Dani Alves has departed as well, with Mattia De Sciglio taking his place.
This is a live blog and will be updated constantly during the match.
Barcelona lineup (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Alba, Umtiti, Pique, Semedo; Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta; Dembele, Suarez, Messi
Juventus lineup (4-3-3): Buffon; Alex Sandro, Benatia, Barzagli, De Sciglio; Matuidi, Bentancur, Pjanic; Dybala, Higuain, Douglas Costa
Kickoff is at 2:45 p.m. ET from Camp Nou. The game can be seen on FS2 and Fox Deportes in the United States, as well as on Fox Sports Go and Fox Soccer Match Pass.
