Pirlo on Morata's offside 'hat-trick' in 2-0 defeat to Messi and Barca

Barcelona played some of its best football in a while to win 2-0 at Juventus on Wednesday in a Champions League match that offered plenty of entertainment even though the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo prevented a highly anticipated matchup between him and Lionel Messi.Ronaldo was out for the game, more than two weeks after the Juventus forward initially tested positive for the coronavirus.

Alvaro Morata, who scored twice against Dynamo last week, again replaced Ronaldo but frustratingly had three goals ruled out for offside.Messi converted a late penalty for Barcelona after Ousmane Dembele had given the visitors the lead in the 14th minute.

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