Barcelona vs Juventus, Champions League - as it happened: Result and analysis from Camp Nou
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Your support makes all the difference.Crisis. What crisis? After a summer of turmoil, humiliation in the transfer market and a revolt against the board, Barcelona are back to doing what they do best: winning games of football.
While the departure of Neymar and failure to land the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Jean-Michael Seri, as well as the ongoing contract sagas surrounding Leo Messi and Andres Iniesta, have cast the club in a bad light, there is no doubt new manager Ernesto Valverde has enjoyed a good start to his reign - on the pitch at least.
Barca have won their first three La Liga games, scoring nine and conceding none, and they already sit four points clear of bitter rivals Real Madrid - a side many rate as the best in Europe.
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What time does it start?
The game kicks off at 7.45pm (BST) at Camp Nou on Tuesday 12 September.
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport Extra 2 will be broadcasting the game. Alternatively, return to this page for updates from our live blog.
It's a big game for...
Ousmane Dembele. Neymar was Barcelona's undoubted star of the Champions League last season, almost single-handedly turning the round of 16 tie against PSG around before then joining the club this summer. Can the young Frenchman Barca replaced him with live up to the hype? Tuesday night's game will be a big test for the winger after a bit-part debut against Espanyol at the weekend. The Camp Nou expects.
Player to watch...
Paulo Dybala. Tipped as a long-term replacement for Messi at both Barcelona and in the Argentina national team, but yet another player the Camp Nou hierarchy failed to land this summer. Quite brilliant in Juve's run to the final last season, including an imperious display when these two sides met in Turin when he scored a brace. Another performance like that and Barca fans will be imploring the club to sign him.
Form...
Barcelona: WWWLL
Juventus: WWWLL
Odds...
Barcelona win: 4/7
Draw: 10/3
Juventus win: 5/1
77 mins: Man Utd 2 Basel 0: With the points in the bag, Jose Mourinho opts to freshen things up with the introduction of Marcus Rashford for his Champions League debut. It's Manchester United's third and final change following the second half appearance of Jesse Lingard and the first half injury to Paul Pogba that saw Marouane Fellaini's arrival.
82 mins: GOAL! CHELSEA 6 QARABAG 0:
Michy Batshuayi bundles in number six at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea are now just one goal away from matching the record score in a Champions League group game.
84 mins: GOAL! MAN UTD 3 BASEL 0:
Marcus Rashford has his first Champions League goal! On the pitch for just seven minutes, and the England striker gets himself on the scoresheet. Romelu Lukaku fed his compatriot, Marouane Fellaini, down the right wing, and the substitute crossed into the middle from the byline. Juan Mata missed it at the near post, but Rashford made no mistake at the far, sending his shot into the roof of the net via a slight deflection.
83 mins: GOAL! CELTIC 0 PSG 4:
An own-goal from Mikael Lustig has made it 4-0 to Paris Saint Germain in Glasgow. This night could not get any worse for Celtic.
85 mins: GOAL! CELTIC 0 PSG 5:
Ah. Yes, it could. Edinson Cavani heads in brilliantly from an acute angle at the far post to bring up number five.
89 mins: GOAL! OLYMPIAKOS 1 SPORTING LISBON 3:
Felipe Pardo nets a consolation for Olympiakos in Greece with a goal that was all the Columbian's working. Tricking his way in from the right, the forward beat Rui Patricio from a narrow angle with a crisp shot.
90+3 mins: GOAL! OLYMPIAKOS 2 SPORTING LISBON 3:
With 20 seconds of injury time remaining, Felipe Pardo gets his second to add some unlikely respectability to the scoreline. Despite his celebrations, there will barely any further time for a dramatic equaliser.
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