No Messi, no problem as Barcelona defeat Juventus
Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig (third right) celebrates withteammates after scoring his team's third goal during the 56th JoanGamper Trophy friendly football match against Juventus at JohanCruyff Stadium in Sant Joan Desp. (Photo: AFP)
Football, Oversea's Football Leagues, Sports
August 8, 2021

No Messi, no problem as Barcelona defeat Juventus

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Barcelona started life without Lionel Messi yesterday with a 3-0 win over Juventus in the pre-season Gamper Trophy.

Messi had earlier yesterday said his farewells to the club he had served for 20 years at a tearful news conference.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring for Barcelona after just three minutes with Martin Braithwaite adding a second goal just before the hour mark from a corner.

Young hope Riqui Puig scored a third in stoppage time with a fine left-foot drive.

In yesterday’s other high-profile friendly, Real Madrid and AC Milan fought to a 0-0 stalemate.

Spain’s La Liga season gets underway on Friday while the Italian Serie A starts on August 22.

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