Barcelona wins in Turin - Juves Morata with offside hat trick

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Alvaro Morata (left) did not always agree with the referees' decisions today

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Four days after the defeat at Clásico and one day after the resignation of President Josep Maria Bartomeu, FC Barcelona celebrated a sense of achievement.

On the second day of the Champions League, the Catalans won 2-0 (1-0) in Turin.

For Barcelona Ousmane Dembélé (14th minute of the game) and Lionel Messi met 90 + 1).

Barcelona lead the Group G table with six points, while Juventus are second with three points.

Both teams have only won two of the first five games in their respective leagues.

Accordingly, Andrea Pirlo and Ronald Koeman, who have been looking after their teams since this season, saw a need for rotation.

Juventus made three changes compared to the 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona, while Barcelona brought five new ones after losing to Real.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been in isolation for two weeks due to positive tests for the corona virus, was not allowed to play on the side of the Italians.

Koeman had to do without the ailing Philippe Coutinho.

Dembélé and the recently hapless Antoine Griezmann started for the Brazilian and top scorer Ansu Fati.

Bonucci, post, arc lamp

In less than two minutes, the guests had already had three opportunities to lead.

First Messi's shot was blocked by Leonardo Bonucci after a bad pass from Merih Demiral, then Miralem Pjanic checked Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny from distance just before Griezmann hit the post.

It didn't go on at this frequency, but Barcelona remained the better team.

In the 14th minute, Dembélé was given too much space.

Federico Chiesa deflected his shot from about 18 meters so unluckily that the ball hit the crossbar in a high arc and unsustainable for Szczesny.

A minute later, the ball was in the Catalans' goal, but Morata's goal was rightly not given due to offside.

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Ousmane Dembélé wasn't always first choice lately, but played well today

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As a result, Barcelona dominated the game, but Morata scored the next goal again.

Since the Spaniard was again offside, the alleged equalization did not count this time either.

Ten minutes before the break, Dembélé then missed the great chance to make it 2-0.

He failed free in front of Szczesny, the rebound did not bring Griezmann on goal.

Morata for the third

After the break, it took just under ten minutes for Morata to put the ball back into goal.

It was the closest offside decision, but again the striker was a tad too far ahead.

Barcelona were also the better team in the second half.

Driven by Messi, the Catalans missed various opportunities to make a preliminary decision.

First the Argentine put the ball from 16 meters just next to the post (62nd), then Messi Pedri, whose shot was just blocked (64th).

Griezmann's attempt, prepared by Messi, hit the outside post (75th).

In stoppage time Messi crowned his strong performance with a penalty goal.

Ansu Fati was fouled in the penalty area.

Juventus no longer scored an offside goal, but had to play to ten to the end.

Demiral was thrown off the pitch after an unnecessary foul with yellow and red.

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