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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

Luke Brown
Tuesday 11 April 2017 15:38 BST
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Dybala set Juventus on the path to victory with two superb first-half goals
Dybala set Juventus on the path to victory with two superb first-half goals (Getty)

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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

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Juventus vs Barcelona, the first leg of the two sides' blockbuster Champions League quarter-final.

Luis Enrique's side travel to Turin having reached the last eight of this year's competition on the back of that stunning comeback against Paris Saint-Germain last month.

Juventus, meanwhile, comfortably negotiated their way past Porto to make it this far. This repeat of 2015's final, which Barcelona won 3-1, is likely to be lively.

Stay tuned for build-up, team news and more...

Mark Critchley11 April 2017 18:30

Neymar starts this evening although it has been confirmed that he will miss this month's El Clasico, having been handed a three-game suspension for sarcastically applauding an assistant referee in Barcelona's loss to Malaga.

More info:

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:04

Some breaking news from Dortmund, where there appears to have been an explosion involving the Dortmund team bus.

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:05

Borussia Dortmund have announced one person was injured in the incident, involving their team bus ahead of the Champions League match against Monaco.

The German club are due to play the French giants in the first leg of their quarter-final tie.

The German newspaper Bild report that the game is to be cancelled, although that is yet to be confirmed at this stage.

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:07

It appears the player involved in that incident was Marc Bartra, who has now been taking to hospital. 

We'll keep you abreast of that developing story in this blog, while focusing on the build-up to Juventus vs Barcelona.

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:13

The Juventus Stadium is beginning to fill up with less than half an hour until kick-off...

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:19

Some more breaking news from Dortmund: The match between the two teams has been postponed until tomorrow evening. It will kick off at 5.45pm UK time.

More information: 

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:32

The player involved in that incident, Marc Bartra, was of course a Barcelona player until last summer, when he joined Borussia Dortmund for €8 million.

Ahead of kick-off the club have tweeted:

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:34

The players have appeared in the tunnel at the Juventus Stadium. Kick-off is only moments away.

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:42

And kick-off!

Vithushan Ehantharajah11 April 2017 19:46

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