Watch: Barcelona 3-0 Juventus, Match Review

Following the traumatic departure of Lionel Messi, Barcelona took to the field in the annual Joan Gamper Trophy match, where they would face Juventus, spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite question marks over the player’s readiness for such a clash following the events of the past few days, Ronald Koeman’s side were in total control of the game right from minute one to ninety, as they picked up a convincing 3-0 victory on the night.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring very early on for Barcelona, keeping up his impressive record so far in pre-season, and was assisted by the impressive young star Yusuf Demir who is quickly making a name for himself in Cataluña. Martin Braithwaite added a second at the start of the second period, with an excellent bullet header from a Memphis Depay corner, and the scoring was rounded off with an excellent left-footed strike from Riqui Puig from outside of the area.

Overall, Barcelona can be very content with their night’s work, especially given the circumstances, but must know that an extremely difficult season awaits, and they won’t have the little Argentine genius to call upon in times of need this time around.