Paulo Dybala struck twice in the first half as Juventus took a commanding stance in their Quarter final tie against Barcelona. The Argentine who was Man of The Match curled in both goals from in the first half and the Juve all but sealed their passage to the Semis when Giorgio Chiellini powered home a header from a corner.
The scoreline and everything about the game in Turin reminded us of Barcelona's tie with PSG and Sergi Roberto's late late show to make it 6-1 at the Nou Camp. The Question is can lightening strike twice for the Catalan club? And see them overturn a huge deficit once again in the space of one month? Barcelona 's display in their last two games against Malaga and Juventus is a talking point and here are some reasons why it might be over for Barca.
Scores To Settle
Barcelona's heroics against PSG in Spain was thoroughly documented throughout the media, the manner in which the picked their French opponents apart in the second leg was worthy of praise but Juventus themselves have been on a receiving end of a Barcelona defeat in the finals in 2015, the Bianconerri played with an inexplicable zeal and that was evident in their 7th minute goal. Gianluigi Buffon and Leonardo Bonucci were the only players last night who featured in the 2015 finals but there was no lack of motivation and the manager rightly said after the game 'we dug deep to keep a clean sheet and that was fundamental for us'. Traveling to Spain on the 20th of April Juventus will look to wrap up their revenge.
A Fading Barcelona
Barcelona have conceded at least three goals each in their last three Champions league away games for the first time since October 2000.
Bact-to-Back losses without scoring to Malaga and Juventus in a space of four days and the previous away losses in the Champions league point to the fact that this is a team in decline. They are often shambolic at the back with Samuel Umtiti and Jeremy Mathieu who are error prone, Javier Mascherano himself is a fading force and cannot do what he used to do some 4 or 5 seasons ago. Lionel Messi was Barcelona's only shinning light last night in Italy even with Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Neymar on the field. Luis Enrique will need his 11 players at 'Super human' level to hope to repeat the feat they managed against PSG.
The scoreline and everything about the game in Turin reminded us of Barcelona's tie with PSG and Sergi Roberto's late late show to make it 6-1 at the Nou Camp. The Question is can lightening strike twice for the Catalan club? And see them overturn a huge deficit once again in the space of one month? Barcelona 's display in their last two games against Malaga and Juventus is a talking point and here are some reasons why it might be over for Barca.
Scores To Settle
Barcelona's heroics against PSG in Spain was thoroughly documented throughout the media, the manner in which the picked their French opponents apart in the second leg was worthy of praise but Juventus themselves have been on a receiving end of a Barcelona defeat in the finals in 2015, the Bianconerri played with an inexplicable zeal and that was evident in their 7th minute goal. Gianluigi Buffon and Leonardo Bonucci were the only players last night who featured in the 2015 finals but there was no lack of motivation and the manager rightly said after the game 'we dug deep to keep a clean sheet and that was fundamental for us'. Traveling to Spain on the 20th of April Juventus will look to wrap up their revenge.
A Fading Barcelona
Barcelona have conceded at least three goals each in their last three Champions league away games for the first time since October 2000.
Bact-to-Back losses without scoring to Malaga and Juventus in a space of four days and the previous away losses in the Champions league point to the fact that this is a team in decline. They are often shambolic at the back with Samuel Umtiti and Jeremy Mathieu who are error prone, Javier Mascherano himself is a fading force and cannot do what he used to do some 4 or 5 seasons ago. Lionel Messi was Barcelona's only shinning light last night in Italy even with Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Neymar on the field. Luis Enrique will need his 11 players at 'Super human' level to hope to repeat the feat they managed against PSG.
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