Barcelona MOCK Cristiano Ronaldo with Messi GOAT tweet, Juventus hit back

Spanish giants Barcelona were up and running against Juventus after an embarrassing El Clasico defeat against Real Madrid last Saturday. Ronald Koeman's men took the utmost advantage of Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo's absence to bag a scintillating victory away at Allianz Stadium. Barcelona ace Lionel Messi scored in the game, allowing the club's official Twitter handle to troll the defending Serie A champions as well as Ronaldo. 

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Andrea Pirlo's men had been struggling for a decent game in the absence of Ronaldo. The club ace has been away in isolation due to COVID-19, losing out two games, while sharing points on two occasions, including against the Spanish side. Barcelona succeeded in clinching a victory away from home to clinch three points for the second time in the competition, following a victory against Ferencvaros. 

Ousmane Dembele found his deflected shot land at the back of the net in the 14th minute, to bag a lead for the travelling side. Juventus, though, did not give up in the absence of Ronaldo. Indeed, it was a miserable night for the Turin-based outfit, with striker Alvaro Morata scoring thrice only for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to disallow all of it. 

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Messi went on to bag his third goal of the season in the injury time of the game. Federico Bernardeschi fouled Ansu Fati in the penalty box, leading to a penalty, with Messi scoring his third penalty this season. Following the victory, Barcelona's official Twitter handle tried to mock Juventus and Ronaldo. 

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Messi GOAT? Barcelona troll Cristiano Ronaldo; Juventus hit back 

Ronaldo and Messi have competed at the top for more than a decade now, winning 11 Ballon d'Or titles together. Although the two superstars are way past their prime, the GOAT debate seems to have no end in sight. Barcelona tweeted, "We are glad you were able to see the GOAT on your pitch" with Juventus' Twitter handle tagged alongside. 

But Juventus did not hold back. The Turin side replied, "You probably looked it up in the wrong dictionary. We'll bring you the right one at Camp Nou." The two sides will again come up against each other at Nou Camp on December 8, with Ronaldo likely to be available for the Matchday six fixture.

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