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FULL-TIME: Barcelona are the winners of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League. They were simply too good for Juventus, who fought tooth and nail and even managed an equaliser in the second half. Suarez found one moment of inspiration and Neymar redeemed for his disallowed goal in the very last moments of injury time. Once again, Barca's striking prowess proves too much for another top team. Barca are also the first team to achieve the treble twice.
90 + 7' GOAL! Neymar scores and Barcelona have won, surely! A three-pronged attack into the Juventus half finds Neymar in position just outside the box on the right following a cross from Pedro . He shoots and beats a diving Buffon who went forward instead of left! Barcelona 3-1.
90 + 6' Last chance for Juve as the keeper shoots. It doesnt go beyond the midline, but a boot gets Dani Alves in the head.
90 + 4' Barcelona get a corner as Juventus fend off a Messi-Neymar challenge on the left of the penalty area and a defenders send the ball behind.
90 + 3' Tevez finds space in the centre of the Barca box after parrying off a few defenders. He curls in a kick but finds keeper Stegen in the middle.
90 + 1' 5 minutes have been added, as a Juventus defender defeats a Neymar challenge in the Juventus half by a back heel kick.
We are into added time. There will be 5 minutes. Is that enough time for @juventusfc to create some drama? The stadium is tense. #UCLfinal
— BennyCapricorn (@BennyCapricorn) June 6, 2015
89' Some nice play in the middle from Tevez and Pogba gets the ball to Lichtsteiner, who shoots from about 40 metres out. It was a good final ball, which was palmed behind by Stegen.
86' Suarez is coming off the ground after twisting his right leg, after landing awkwardly following a challenge with Bonnucci.
I doubt there'll be much added time. This referee has been pretty poor so far... #UCLfinal
— Katie (@katieronaldo7) June 6, 2015
84' Messi beats Evra and crosses to Alves, who then crosses to Suarez. Suarez was in perfect position to score, but he perhaps shot a little too early and the ball went rather meekly to the right of goal.
83' Dani Alves is thrown off rather aggressively by Pogba who successfully stops his run into the Juventus half. He concedes a free kick though.
82' Rakitic brilliantly heads to Pique from the centre, but Pique kicks it wildly over the bar. That would have been curtains for Juventus.
81' Evra puts in a challenge on Messi and concedes a free kick.
79' Pereyra comes on for the aggressive Vidal for Juventus.
78' Barcelona substitute Andreas Iniesta with Xavi, who gets a big ovation.
The king has entered the ground #Xavi #UCLfinal
— Silent Partner! (@WaliGulraiz) June 6, 2015
77' Messi shoots 32 metres from goal, but it is shot over the goal.
76' A couple of hard challenges by the Juventus defenders see a 5 v 3 Barcelona challenge come to nought. Messi and Neymar are both taken down hard. Messi gets a free kick.
74' Messi makes a frightening run through the centre, but is superbly tackled by Evra. There was no real cover behind him so Evra did really really well.
72' Neymar! He thought he had scored! He meets the ball with an intended header, but it takes the shoulder and then the hand and then into the goal. Called a handball, not deliberate but the goal cannot stand.
69' GOAL! Barcelona is back up with a fantastic Suarez goal! Messi made a great run through the left, threw off two defenders and shot in a perfect angle, but a great save from Buffon then presented Suarez with his chance. A curling kick from the right then found the back of the Juventus net.
The three headed monster is too much for any team to handle #UCLfinal
— Jason (@JHagholm1) June 6, 2015
67' Vidal gets a corner kick.
66' Another challenge from Vidal on Messi. Messi runs into the path of Vidal who stands still and Messi goes hard into him. An appeal from Messi fetches nothing.
63' Iniesta out thinks a few Juventus defenders and then heel kicks the ball in the path of Neymar, but it's a bit long and Buffon catches it before Neymar can do serious damage.
62' Wonderful passing by Juventus in the Barcelona half sees the ball crossed to Tevez in the middle, who fires it over the goal!
60' Barcelona reverse a Juventus attack on their half into one of their own. Messi presses forward from the midline, then passes to Neymar, who passes to Suarez. Suarez though is unable to create enough space in the middle and Buffon gets the ball.
59' Juventus are now aggressive in the Barcelona half, who are struggling to regain possession.
55' GOAL! Marchisio backheels the ball into the path of Tevez. The Argentine's shot is stopped by a diving Ter Stegen, but Morata pounces to knock home the rebound with the keeper on the ground.
51' Messi makes a fantastic run from the right, beating Pogba and Pirlo, and slams in a great ball which just passes over the right armbar!
49' A five man Barcelona attack thunders into the Juventus half. Suarez tries to curl the ball in from the left. A brilliant save from Buffon denies him!
His team are behind but @gianluigibuffon is having quite a night; another fantastic stop, this time to deny @LuisSuarez9. #UCLfinal
— Andrew Haslam (@UEFAcomAndrewH) June 6, 2015
48' Pirlo gets a free kick, the ball comes in and is headed away over the goal for a goal kick by the Barcelona defence.
47' A return pass from Suarez finds Messi in the box before he is taken down hard. No yellow card.
46' Barcelona kick off in the second half.
HALF-TIME: Rakitic's 4th minute goal made the difference for Barcelona in the face of a spirited (and powerful) Juventus defence. A number of fouls were committed by Juventus. A wayward Neymar and a Messi who was shut down on the right enabled Juventus to keep Barca's lead to 1-0 at half time.
45' Messi makes a brilliant run from the right, deep into the Juventus penalty area. Then when it seems all is lost, a defender's slide trips Messi and the ball goes out of play.
Refreshing to watch a showpiece final between two teams who know little about each other #UCLFinal
— TopTrevor (@TopTrevor) June 6, 2015
43' Messi holds off the aggressive Vidal twice before being taken down by Pogba near the Juventus penalty area. Pogba ends up with a yellow card for his efforts.
41' Evra's challenge on Messi sees the Argentine forward tumble to the ground in an awkward position. He lays there for a while before the Juve midfielders pick him up.
40' Evra closes out space for Suarez on the right, even as the Uruguyan beats a couple of defenders. His final ball is shot just right of the goal, thanks to Evra's efforts.
38' Some efficient passing between Iniesta, Neymar, Messi and Alves. Messi has been shut down on the right flank and has often had to pass the ball back into the midfield or across to Neymar.
36' Juventus get a corner, but Pirlo plays it short. Marchisio's curling shot however finds the Barca keeper's gloves.
#UCLfinal Is #Messi Actually playing ? :-)
— stokietony (@stokietony) June 6, 2015
35' A pass to Suarez is tackled brilliantly by Bonucchi, and Juventus regain possession.
33' Neymar gets the cross from Iniesta this time, but once again is unable to find anything apart from a Juve defender.
30' Evra slams into Rakitic and both go down hard.
29' Vidal is being unreasonably aggressive. This time he tries to block Messi's view on the right. A red card should be on the way if he goes on this way.
28' A fine play between Messi and Iniesta means the ball ends up with Neymar on the left. He however shoots straight in the path of a defender, who in turn shoots it back to Neymar! Neymar creates space on his right and goes for goal, but straight to the keeper.
26' Morata has another chance as Mascherano is buffeted out of the way in the Barca penalty area. But the whistle has gone before he shoots over the goal - anyway.
24' Some brilliant passing from Juventus means Pirlo finds Morata on the left of the Barca penalty area. Morata's final ball is palmed away by the Barca keeper wide of goal.
22' Iniesta passes to Neymar whose final ball though is straight in the path of a Juve defender. Barca are dispossessed again. Neymar looks erratic today.
20' Brilliant defending from Mascherano. Juventus aggressively dispossess Barca in their half and then Tevez makes a run through the left. Just clear of the box, there is no one between him and the keeper except Mascherano. Mascherano intercepts the shot and with nowhere to go, kicks it over the Barca goal.
19' Fight for possession in the midfield after Juventus dispossess Barca once again but fail to take advantage.
15' Messi shoots it in from the left, but Neymar's shot is blocked by a defender. A corner for Barca, and this time it's over the crossbar.
15' Vidal has tripped Neymar this time. A reckless challenge almost earns him a red card. Barca get a free kick.
Vidal playing awfully - could have arguably been sent off already - playing like the nerves have taken over. #UCLfinal
— Transfer News (@FootieWriter) June 6, 2015
13' Yet another Barca attack into the Juventus half. Brilliant passing, but Neymar shoots just wide of the left bar in the end.
12' Evra has fouled Messi, almost drags him down with his shirt as they fight for possession.
11' Vidal of Juventus gets a yellow card.
9' Messi with another great forward ball to Neymar, who cuts in from the right and fires another shot at goal, but this is just over the left bar!
8' Shot over the goal! Juventus grab possession from Barca nonwithstanding an appeal for a handball. the Juventus midfield feeds the ball went into the Barca half. The final ball though, is shot way over the goal.
4' GOAL! Rakitic scores for Barcelona! Some deft passing between Messi, Neymar and Iniesta enables the ball to end up with Rakitic, who is in the perfect position in the box. A straight kick sends the ball into the goal as Buffon dives the wrong way.
2' Andrea Pirlo passes to Neymar who tries to make a run through the left into Juventus' half. He is blocked and the ball is back in the midfield now.
1' A Juventus attack in Barcelona's half is wasted as the ball is kicked high over the goal from just outside the box.
1' Juventus hold possession for the first minute or so before Barcelona regain it.
KICK OFF - Juventus will kick off.
The opening ceremony is over and the match is all set to begin.
Welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Barcelona v/s Juventus final of the UEFA Champions League. The match will commence at 00:15 am IST.
The lineups for the two teams are out:
FC Barcelona starting lineup (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique, Dani Alves; Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta; Neymar, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi
Juventus starting lineup (4-4-2 diamond): Gianluigi Buffon; Patrice Evra, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Stephan Lichtsteiner; Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba, Claudio Marchisio, Arturo Vidal; Carlos Tevez, Alvaro Morata
Barcelona look unbeatable with the MSN trio - Messi, Suarez and Neymar - in top form. But Juventus could spring a surprise. Here's the match preview.
