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Barcelona vs Juventus as it happened: Lionel Messi and co eliminated from Champions League

Follow live updates from the Champions League quarter-final at the Nou Camp

Samuel Lovett,Luke Brown
Wednesday 19 April 2017 12:39 EDT
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Lionel Messi battles with Mario Mandzukic for the ball
Lionel Messi battles with Mario Mandzukic for the ball (Getty)

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Barcelona will hope they can pull off their second stunning Champions League comeback of the season when they meet Juventus on Wednesday night.

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

FULL TIME: Barcelona 0-0 Juventus

The Italians are through to the semi-finals for the 12th time in their history. Well deserved!

Samuel Lovett19 April 2017 21:36
Samuel Lovett19 April 2017 21:39

Meanwhile in France...

Monaco 3-1 Borussia Dortmund: The Ligue 1 side comfortably dispatched their German opponents to reach the last four of the Champions League. An easy win for them tonight.

Samuel Lovett19 April 2017 21:50

That's all from me, though, folks. Thanks for tuning in! Until next time!

Samuel Lovett19 April 2017 21:50
Samuel Lovett19 April 2017 21:54

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