2-0
Camp Nou
The second half began with Juventus kicking off the ball. Everbody could sense a change in their approach of playing. Short passes and measured risks. They tried to breakthrough the defense line by using Hugain as a cover and passing the ball to Dubala but the lifted pass was cut off by Rakatic. The tempo of the game slowed down. Within 10 minutes of the start of the second half, Barcelona had only secured 20 percent possession.
In the 65th minute, I pressed on to the Juventus defender and won the ball just 30 yards out of the goal line. Dribbling forward, there was only a single defender to try to stop me. Charging left and then changing direction I used a roulette to baypass the defender and went straight for the goal. Pinning my left foot to the ground, I hit the ball hard with the top of his boots. The ball went straight towards Buffon before curving left towards the top left corner.
Buffon with all his years of experience, judged the ball correctly. Taking a step to the left he dived and punched toward the ball. He was just able to deflect the ball enough for it to hit the post and bounce back in towards the left.
The ever nimble Dembele was there to collect the ball. Breaking free from his guard, he received the ball with a controlled left footed touch and flicked the ball back to me with his right foot.
I did not had to adjust my run as the pass was inch perfect. Running up to the ball I kicked it with my left foot into the goal.
Buffon again tried to intervene but this time he was not fast enough to reach the ball. The ball slid into the net to make it 3-0 for Barcelona.
Commentary box,
" 65 minutes into the game and Barcelona are handing out a harsh lesson to Juventus. Thier change of tactics to hold the ball seems inefficient over the young legs of the Barcelona attack."
" Exactly. Wonderful way to start his Champions league journey. Hattrick against Juventus. Pinning the ball three times behind Buffon is not a small feat by any means."
" Yes excellent buildup to the goal. The first save by Buffon was extraordinary but Dembele was at the right place at the right time. His composure on the ball and that inch perfect pass to the wonderkid has made it a nightmare for Juve."
" Yes, Alex was not going to miss it the second time. Brilliant finishing"
The game restarted and Juventus now looked a bit unsettled. The previous control they tried to maintain disappeared and now they had more openings. The three goals conceded were not something they could just forget and move on. Dybala tried to attack using the left flank but was being guarded by Alves and Mascherano. He turned to pass the ball back but failed to notice the press from Busquets.
Intercepting the pass from Dybala, Busquets passed the ball towards Iniesta. Iniesta passed the ball to Messi to initiate another attack.
Commentary box
" Messi has the ball. He runs forward. Pjanic tries to stop him, but he is Messi. He dribbles past the fallen midfielder effortlessly. The defenders rush to take him down outside of the penalty box. "
" Messi passes the ball to his left. And there is the wonderkid. Shapes to shoot. Will he score again?"
" No it seems luck is not on his side for the first time today. The shot is blocked by the leftback. Buffon collects the ball cleanly and holds on to it. "
The play restarted with Buffon distributing the ball. The next break came at the 84th minute. I won the ball in the midfield by a tackle to Dybala. Playing the ball to Rakatic I ran forward. Rakatic passed the ball to Iniesta and Iniesta passed the ball forward through a presice arc to Messi.
Seeing the incoming ball Messi did not receive but used the backheel to nudge the ball towards me. I was already in motion and before the defenders could come to close me down I kicked the ball in a wide arc. The ball curved beautifully to the right and went into the top right corner just over the outstreached fingertips of Buffon.
Failing to save the goal Buffon was on the ground with his gloves covering his face. The defenders were looking at the sky. Some of the Juventus fans were leaving the stadium, not wanting to see their club getting huimiliated.
Valverde made some changes. He subbed off Iniesta for Roberto and Rakatic for Paulinho. The play restarted but the Juve team had lost all hope. They were playing as if waiting for the refree to end the match.
But their misery was not over yet. In the 90th minute, I received a pass from Roberto and dribbled down the middle.
The defenders came in with a sliding tackle. I could feel his intent to injure me. I stopped with the ball which led to the man just flowing in front of me and passing me. Running into the penalty box I kicked the ball with a power shot in the bottom left. Buffon managed to touch it but the deflection was not big enough. The ball still entered the goalpost.
5-0 (90')
Juventus kicked off the ball only for the refree to signal the end of the match.
Commentary box
"What a night. 5 goals. In his first match of the Champions league. Brilliant work from the young talent. Barcelona 5-0. "
" I don't think Buffon has ever conceded five goals in a match by the same player. Tonight is something Juventus would want to forget all about. But you have to talk about Alex. First match and he shows why he is such a find. Truly a diamond that Real Madrid has let go. Perez must be kicking himself."
" Yes we need to talk to him in the post match interview. If Barcelona can hold on to this form, this aggression and this level of play we might be able to witness 2015 all over again."
" Yes and just imagine when a fresh and fit Suarez joins the squad. They will be a nightmare. Alexzandro has never let the emptiness left by Neymar be felt in this squad. What a player this young lad is. "
" Yes let's join him in the post match interview."