Barca came tearing out the gate with three chances in the first two minutes. Leo Messi’s effort was charged down by Bonucci, then on the corner Wojciech Szczesny parried a Miralem Pjanic strike and Antoine Griezmann’s follow-up thumped the inside of the post.
The Blaugrana did break the deadlock when Ousmane Dembele twisted and turned on the edge of the area, his shot eventually taking a deflection off Federico Chiesa to loop over Szczesny into the net.
Alvaro Morata had the ball in the net moments later, but VAR confirmed he was offside when he started the run.
Messi fired wide of the target, as did Adrien Rabiot, but Danilo needed a desperate sliding tackle on Messi after he had turned Bonucci to dribble into the box.
Griezmann was sent clear by Messi, but his angled drive shaved a coat of paint off the far post. Juventus ended the match with 10 men, as Merih Demiral received his second yellow card in the closing stages.
Federico Bernardeschi completed the dismal night by clattering into the back of Ansu Fati for an entirely avoidable penalty, which Messi converted into the top corner
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