Barcelona vs Juventus as it happened: Lionel Messi and co eliminated from Champions League
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Your support makes all the difference.Barcelona will hope they can pull off their second stunning Champions League comeback of the season when they meet Juventus on Wednesday night.
- Luis Enrique calls for Barcelona to score five as they eye historic comeback against Juventus
- Neymar confident Barcelona will beat Juventus to complete another stirring Champions League comeback
- Luis Enrique makes second 'miracle' Barcelona comeback sound easy, but Juventus are no PSG
- Paulo Dybala ends transfer speculation by signing a five-year contract extension at Juventus
- Barcelona beaten by brilliant Juventus and left chasing an even greater comeback
What time does it start?
The match kicks off at 7.45pm BST on Wednesday 19 April.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting at 7.00pm.
Or better it yet, click back onto this page ahead of kick-off and follow all the drama with our live commentary.
Preview
Barcelona looked down and out after losing the first leg of their last-16 tie 4-0 against Paris St Germain in February, but produced a remarkable 6-1 second-leg triumph last month to reach the quarter-finals of Europe's premier club competition.
They gave themselves another mountain to climb as they suffered a crushing 3-0 loss to Juventus in Turin last Tuesday in the first leg of the last-eight meeting, but their past form would suggest they cannot be written off just yet.
It’s a big game for…
Dani Alves: The Brazilian right back, who moved from the Nou Camp to Turin last year, helped keep former team mate Neymar quiet in the quarter-final first leg on April 11 as Juventus won 3-0 at home.
And ahead of the second-leg Alves remarked that should they win this evening, they will be eliminating the best team in the world from the Champions League. No pressure, then.
Remember when…
Ten-man Juventus booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals with a dramatic extra-time victory over Barcelona.
Form
Barcelona: WLLWWW
Juventus: WWWLDW
Odds
Barcelona: 10/21
Draw: 19/5
Juventus: 21/4
65 min: Khedira is shown yellow for his late challenge on Suarez down in the right-hand side corner of Juventus' half. The Barcelona forward rolls theatrically towards the byline, just to really emphasise the point. You hate to see it.
67 min: Another chance for Messi! He gets onto the end of an in-box flick-on from his Suarez but sends his volleyed effort wide of the left-hand side post. Close but no cigar.
71 min: Barcelona have dominated possession but on those occasions when Juventus have snatched back play they've certainly looked threatening. After a misplaced Barca pass, the visitors were away. It was Dybala who ended up with the ball inside the home side box and after a quick shimmy, he let loose with a curled effort that soared an inch or two wide of Ter Stegen's right-hand side post.
75 min - substitution: Paulo Dybala makes way for Andrea Barzagli. Juventus setting up defensively now.
79 min: Neymar losses his man on the right, drifts in but simply can't find that all-important pass to pick out Suarez ahead of him. It's been the story of his night - one that has flashed with potential but lacked that clinical edge.
80 min: Juventus catch Barcelona on the break after Mascherano's close-range miss, and it's Cuadrado who leads the charge. Three on one, he slips in Khedira near the right-hand side byline who simply had to cut back to the unmarked Higuain on the penalty spot. Instead, he went for goal but could only find the safe hands of Ter Stegen.
Elsewhere...
Monaco 3-1 Borussia Dortmund: Valere Germain seals the deal for the home side. Game over.
87 min: Oh dear, it's got to that stage of the night where the visiting fans are chanting 'Ola!' as their side passes rings around Barcelona. It's all but finished now.
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