Peep, peeeep, peeeeeep! Full time! Jeez, that was some game! No, not really. It was a snorefest. Kudos to you if you sat till the final whistle. A 0-0 game. A slo-mo ISL game. A Minardi at the back in F1, a sprinter at the bottom of the classification.
88' We have two minutes, two minutes to pray there isn't too much of added time so that we can all go to sleep and forget about this game. Juve in possession, meanwhile.
85' Substitution for Juventus: Blaise Matuidi is on for Douglas Costa. That's one more attacker off the pitch. No, that's not what we want, Massimiliano!
84' Dear me, Suarez. Can't believe how bad his touch has been this season. Should have controlled it near the corner flag, but Juve get a freekick instead.
83' Nooooooooooooo! We were so close to a goal! Douglas Costa nearly rolls back the Bayern years by switching it to his left and giving it some welly, but it's just wide. *Sobs*
80' Suarez is fouled by Sandro, but the latter gets away with a second yellow. 10 more minutes of god-awful attacking. Messi just hasn't seen much of the ball after coming on.
78' Barca keep the ball well there but Juve are so well drilled even at this point in the game. Paulinho seems a bit jaded. The away side need fresh legs to complement Messi.
77' Juve nearly create something! Dybala decides to switch play from right to left with a good pass and finds Sandro, but his pass to Higuain is intercepted easily by Umtiti. Disappointing again.
74' A rare move for Juve ends with a goal-kick for Barca. Costa just couldn't use those speedy feet to get past Pique. The Spaniard wasn't convincing though as he sort of nudged Costa in the back.
73' Nothing comes off the freekick! Semedo goes down again during the subsequent move, but no freekick this time. THis game has a draw written all over it.
72' Freekick to Barca! A good move from Barca is stopped, illegally, by Sandro who impedes Semedo. He had his arms all over Semedo! Freekick. And a yellow card for Sandro.
69' Juve try to break forward just can't string more than a couple of passes. The home fans groan again, which has been the story of the second half so far.
68' Oh Digne! Why?!?! A one vs one situation and he decides to pass it! His pass for Suarez was cut off by Rugani! If only he showed more confidence to smash it past Buffon!
67' Barca have absolutely dominated the second half. Both possession and chance wise, though they haven't really tested Buffon. If there is going to be a winner, it looks like the away side are the only ones who can muster it.
63' Close! But no cigar, Leo! His freekick is inches over the bar! Juve marking Messi could free up Suarez a bit more. He was hardly seen in the first half!
62' Messi gets the ball on the right, breezes past Khedira and Cuadrado and passes it to Suarez. But the Uruguayan is fouled by Benatia. A bit of a preview of what Messi can do!
60' Juve are more than happy to play the low block and hit Barca on the counter. With the players they have, it could work. But it's not heartening as it hasn't worked so far.
57' Paulinho nearly dwells on the ball too long! Juve had applied the press there. Fella, all you need to do is turn and pass it to the no. 10 on the pitch.
54' Oh, Jeez! Suarez slips in the penalty box just as Iniesta was making a good run. This is beyond terrible. Juve have barely seen the ball this half, but Barca have been so wasteful in possession.
50' And they don't. But they manage to win the second ball and are back in possession. Jeez, I expected Juve to breeze past this Barca team. They have been so off colour.
48' Freekick to Barca as Khedira impedes Iniesta on the left. Wish Messi was on the pitch to knock one in and make the game more interesting with a goal! It's Suarez on the ball, can he make something out of it?
Peeeeep! Second half begins! Barcelona are kicking from right to left, lads and lasses. We hope the game is much more entertaining after what was a snore-fest in the first half!
Peeeeeep! Halftime! A fairly even contest so far, but no real save by either keeper. Will we get to see Lionel Messi in the second half? Second half in about 15 minutes, lads and lasses!
44' Dybala with a chance! He receives a pass from Sandro and marauds past three Barcelona defenders with his searing pace. His shot is wild though. The home fans will want to see more of the former with a good finish!
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