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Messi takes command in Turin

2020-10-28T22:59:47.913Z


Around an excellent version of the captain, Barcelona completed a very good game and defeated Juve for the first time on the Italian court.


Messi celebrates his goal against Arthur, who was transferred to Juve in the summer.MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP

Barça is happy with the fanfare of the Champions League.

It is already known that it is the tournament desired by Messi and it is also well known that the Catalans are not favorites for the title according to Koeman's forecast.

The coach predicted in any case that his team plans to go far and may even star in some good results against the best rivals in Europe.

Last night, for the moment, he won for the first time on the Juve field with an exhibition of 10. A triumph of merit for the field, the rival and the moment because he arrived in Turin sore from the defeat on Saturday in the Camp Nou classic.

Juve and Barça are incipient teams that have exchanged players (Pjanic-Arthur), trained by cult coaches (Pirlo-Koeman) who share feelings and uncertainties and are conditioned by poor results dynamics and many absences, none as outstanding as the scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.

It is difficult for Messi to find the goal since he does not compete with the Portuguese in LaLiga.

Koeman does not stop rotating to maintain the competitiveness of the squad and for the captain to forget his intention to leave Barça.

He does not seem concerned if the recital he gave the day after Bartomeu's resignation is attended to.

Against Juve, on the 10th he was accompanied by Dembélé and Pedri on the wings, he alternated the coupling position with Griezmann and was protected by the double pivot Pjanic-De Jong.

Messi and De Jong are not resting because Koeman thinks that they are the pieces on which it is convenient to build the team ready for the 4-2-3-1.

The engine at the start was, however, Pjanic, just as risky in the exit of the ball as in the arrival to the Juve area.

Barcelona made three shots in a row and one from Griezmann that hit Szczesny's right post.

Very weakened in defense, the high pressure of the two teams led to a game with a lot of pace, continuous comings and goings and advantageous situations for the Catalans on the side of Alba.

There was no truce and Messi enjoyed as

todocampista

, delicious on a shift from left to right, the area through which only deepened Dembélé.

The French cut and crossed with his right hand a shot that slipped into the goal after hitting a Juve defender.

You never know what will happen when Dembélé takes the ball.

It happens that from time to time a goal falls: 0-1.

Nobody fainted at Barça.

Griezmann ran, Pedri interpreted the game very well, Dembélé threatened and Pjanic, very dynamic, exquisite in his first touch and a good shot from a good distance, always found Messi.

The 10 only lacked finesse and aim to crown his hierarchy on the Turin court.

Neither Griezmann nor Morata were right.

Intense, supportive and competitive, Barça lacked aim to bring down the desperate Pirlo team.

Bad news because the wear and tear played in Juve's favor and Araujo's injury diminished Barça.

Busquets had to leave and De Jong was central in the absence of the sanctioned Piqué.

A movement that reveals the precariousness of the staff that the resigned board has left Koeman.

Ansu, definitive

The Catalans lost their verticality and gained possession and control of the game, needing the ball to gain security, uneasy about the forced changes in their defense, very aware of De Jong.

A rejection of the Dutchman fell at the feet of Cuadrado and his center was finished off by Morata.

The VAR denied the goal by a heel of the ram, to which this season they have already annulled 11 goals for offside, three yesterday against Barça.

The Italians did not stop looking for De Jong's back while Barça responded with Pedri's imbalance and Griezmann's inside passes.

The goal, however, had abandoned Messi.

So Koeman removed Ansu Fati and retired Dembélé.

Better place, Barcelona did not finish the game and with the repeated losses of the pivots it fed the aspirations of Juve.

The Italians defended hard, relieved that the Catalans were denied against Szczesny, also convinced that they could turn the game around with an episodic shot from Morata.

The Catalans defended themselves well with the ball, excellent at the beginning of the play and clumsy in the definition, regardless of whether Griezmann or Messi, imperial in managing the game and erratic in front of the Juventus framework, kicked.

The fate of the party depended on any detail such as the expulsion of Demirel.

The numerical superiority allowed the Catalans to mount a round and Messi to enable Ansu Fati.

Bernardeschi shot the young forward and the penalty was transformed by 10 to crown his display in Turin.

Although Messi only scored a penalty, the goal allowed him to close a game well thought out by Koeman.

Messi interpreted the plan marvelously and led his team to an undeniable triumph on a pitch full of bad memories for Barça.

Things seem to change for the 10 team.

Source: elparis

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