Barcelona beats Ronaldo-less Juventus 2-0 in crucial Champions League clash

Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele scored as Barcelona comfortably beat Juventus 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League.

Dembele opened the scoring when his deflected shot looped over Wojciech Szczesny in the Juventus goal.

Messi then wrapped up the win in stoppage time when he coolly converted a penalty after substitute Ansu Fati had been fouled.

Juventus star forward Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the squad after having another test for Covid-19 earlier this week.

In other results, Manchester United hammered RB Lepizig 5-0, Chelsea cruised past Krasnoder 4-0, PSG defeated Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0, Dortmund beat Zenit 2-0.

 [Source: BBC Sports]