Juventus vs Barcelona as it happened: Paulo Dybala and Giorgio Chiellini put Italian champions in control of tie
Relive all of the action from the Juventus Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Paulo Dybala scored two superb first-half goals as Juventus took complete control of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.
It took Dybala just seven minutes to open the scoring, curling home a low shot from the edge of the six-yard box.
He then doubled the Italian champion's advantage when he struck again, angling a first-time shot beyond Marc-André ter Stegen from outside the penalty area.
Barcelona pushed in search of an away goal but conceded again in the second-half, as Giorgio Chiellini climbed above Javier Mascherano at a corner to head home.
Relive all the action below.
What time does it start?
The match will kick off at 7.45pm on Tuesday 11 April.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting at 7.00pm.
Highlights will be shown on ITV on Wednesday 12 April at 11.15pm.
Prediction
Previous meetings
Juventus 1 Barcelona 3
Champions League final, June 2015
Barcelona 1 Juventus 2
Champions League, April 2003
Juventus 1 Barcelona 1
Champions League, April 2003
Form
Juventus: WWDLW
Barcelona: LWWWL
Odds
Provided by 888.com
Juventus: 33/20
Barcelona: 7/4
Draw: 47/20
52 mins: Chance for Iniesta on the edge of the box! The ball sits up nicely for the captain after the Juventus defence fail to clear their lines, but the midfielder gets too much on his volley, which flies over Buffon's crossbar.
54 mins: It should be three! Cuadrado chips the ball forward to Higuain who looks to be offside, but is in fact being played on by Sergio Roberto, who has failed to step up all the way over on the other side of the pitch.
The striker is almost surprised by how much time he has because his first-touch is clumsy, allowing Barcelona's defence to scurry back into the picture. He eventually shoots, but it's straight at Ter Stegen who confidently pushes the ball clear.
GOAL! Juventus 3 Barcelona 0 (Chiellini '55)
The defender heads home and Juventus have a three goal lead!
57 mins: A poor, poor goal for Barcelona to concede. From a corner the big defender out-jumps Mascherano and heads downward, the ball staying low under Ter Stegen's dive and ending up in the bottom left corner of the goal.
58 mins: They somehow fought back against PSG, but surely Barcelona won't be able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat for a second time?
Juventus are on cruise control.
61 mins: Barcelona are going out to score an away goal and are throwing bodies forward, but Juventus look dangerous on the counter.
The home side boot the ball down the wing and Mandzukic and Roberto give chase, but the former is booked for administering an elbow to the Spaniard's face.
That was a nasty foul and could have warranted more than just a booking.
65 mins: Juventus have dropped very deep since scoring that third goal.
As has Messi. In desperation to revive Barcelona's flat-lining attack he's taken up a role alongside Iniesta in the midfield, attempting desperately to bring Suarez and Neymar into the game.
67 mins: And that's why Messi has dropped deeper! He picks up the ball around 40 yards from goal, drops the shoulder, and slips another superb through-ball behind Juventus' back-line.
Suarez rounds his man and runs onto it ... but drags his shot wide of the far-post. Another good chance goes begging for Barcelona.
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