Juventus vs Barcelona: 5 Talking Points

#3 No Chiellini? No problem!

Juve defender Medhi Benatia was the best player on the pitch

Ahead of one of their biggest clashes of the season, it was confirmed that Giorgio Chiellini would miss the game due to a thigh injury. It was a huge blow to the Turin side looking to seal qualification but Massimiliano Allegri was prepared with a contingency plan.

Medhi Benatia has hardly played for Juve this season but he played the full 90 minutes tonight and was easily the Man of the Match. Most eyes were on the younger Daniele Rugani to see how he would fare against Barca but it was Benatia who stole the show.

The Moroccan centre-back did not put a foot wrong and was always at the right place whenever required.

It was he who pretty much kept Suarez in check throughout the game. He finished the game with 8 interceptions and 10 clearances.

He was also quite adept with his passing, misplacing only one pass in the entire game to finish with a pass success rate of 97% - the best among all players who started the match.