is Lionel Messi playing tonight vs Juventus? Barcelona team news for Champions League game

Barcelona host Andrea Pirlo's Juventus at Camp u on Tuesday night as both teams prepare mselves for ir final Champions League Group G match. match is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 8, and kick-off at 1:30 AM according to IST.  Let's have a look at team news, potential line up, and or details building up to this thrilling fixture.

Football fans across world can finally witness much-awaited on-pitch battle between Lionel Messi and Cristia Ronaldo as Juventus travel to Spain for tonight’s match. Even though both teams have already cemented ir qualification for kckout sts, Barcelona vs Juventus match will see fans relish Messi vs Ronaldo rivalry. 

Both teams met earlier during Matchday 2 of ongoing UEFA Champions League campaign. However, fans could t witness iconic duel between two of world’s greatest ever players as Ronaldo was affected by Covid-19 virus. However, football fans will finally be able to watch clash of titans in tonight’s round of UCL fixtures.

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Is Lionel Messi playing tonight? Are re any Lionel Messi Injury concerns before Juventus match? 

As per Barcelona manr Ronald Koeman’s press conference, Ousmane Dembele joins Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique who all remain unavailable for game. He has also confirmed unavailability of Samuel Umtiti whose knee injury will rule out defender vs Juventus. 

With Lionel Messi injury update, it is safe to assume that Barcelona captain will start for Spanish giants in match. Lionel Messi returns to starting lineup will see him play in UCL again after being rested during Barcelona's 3-0 win against Ferencvaros.

Lionel Messi was on scoresheet during last meeting of both teams. Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele netted for touring side in  14th minute in Turin while Lionel Messi doubled Barcelona’s lead by converting his penalty kick in  90th minute of game.

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Potential starting 11 (Predicted)  

Barcelona- Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Dest, Ronald Araujo, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Miralem Pjanic, Frenkie de Jong; Pedri, Lionel Messi, Philippe Coutinho; Antoine Griezmann

Juventus- Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs de Ligt, Alex Sandro; Dejan Kulusevski, Adrien Rabiot, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Chiesa; Alvaro Morata, Cristia Ronaldo

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How to watch Barcelona vs Juventus live in India?

Champions League live game will be telecasted on Sony Network in India. Fans can also access Barcelona vs Juventus live stream via Sony Live app. Users can also follow social media channels of both respective clubs alongside official social media handles of UEFA Champions League for regular match updates.

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