UEFA Champions League 2019/20, Borussia Dortmund 0-0 FC Barcelona: Hits and Flops

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This game marked the return of Lionel Messi
This game marked the return of Lionel Messi

#4 Hit: Jadon Sancho

Is Jadon Sancho the best youngster in world football today?
Is Jadon Sancho the best youngster in world football today?

The young Englishman has had the whole world watching his every footstep over the past two seasons. And with that attention, he’s directly contributed to 40 goals in 49 appearances for Borussia Dortmund.

Tonight, all eyes were on him to perform in perhaps the most high-profile match of his career. Messi is a global TV audience attraction, meaning if you perform when he’s in the same arena, more people will notice. And he showed that audience why there’s so much hype surrounding his name.

Every time the youngster picked up the ball he looked to run at Jordi Alba/Nelson Semedo. Throughout the game, Jadon Sancho completed five take-ons and 35 passes. But it was his beating of Semedo that presented Dortmund with their best chance to win the game, a chance Marco Reus squandered.

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