An exciting friendly showdown in PES 2021 featuring Barcelona vs Juventus! Watch as two European giants battle it out on the virtual pitch, showcasing skillful plays, stunning goals, and intense football action. A must-watch match for fans of both clubs and football gaming enthusiasts.
00:00What a very warm welcome to you on this most pleasantly clear evening, conditions absolutely beautiful, perfect for the beautiful game. Temperatures are kind as well, no doubt playing a hand in high attendance levels as well as an elevated level of anticipation here. Surely this is the hot ticket going around in this deck of the woods, it surely must be.
00:27The Camp Nou once again decorated in the colours of Barcelona, this is what greets the players every time. Well there are plenty looking forward to seeing this, a capacity crowd here.
00:39Well under normal circumstances this is a massive matchup and I'm not totally in agreement with the view that friendlies tend to take the edge away. In my experience if the opposition go at it full tilt then you have to reciprocate.
00:54We'd like to see excitement and be entertained. But if it does go down the serious route, there'll still be lots to enjoy.
01:03Just joining us, we are already on the way. So Jim, tell me this, who are you looking for in particular here?
01:11One of the game's best ever, Cristiano Ronaldo. He brings the power to whatever he does and his unquenchable thirst for goals is always an enjoyable sideshow. It's very rare he fails to leave his mark.
01:24Yeah, the easiest way to make a difference is to score, so no argument there.
01:31Messi tried to play it through. Yeah, the idea was right. The delivery wasn't. They can revisit that further on.
01:38Quattrodo, Ramsey, Quattrodo. It's a very good battle there. Terrific to watch.
01:59Cristiano Ronaldo.
02:00Cristiano Ronaldo!
02:02Oh, great save. Real class.
02:07Cristiano Ronaldo.
02:08Sparked a tremendous stop there and I think it's fair to add, he just wasn't expecting it.
02:18Towering header!
02:20Oh, what a wonderful stop!
02:23Well, that was high-class goalkeeping there to back up his high-class wage.
02:33Great leap!
02:37Place it back.
02:39Oh, shooting chance!
02:41He's missed, but by that far...
02:44Good effort, very good effort. He would have at least wanted to make the keeper work, though.
02:48Well, it seems obvious that the plan is to try and get their passing game going again, but not with that lack of quality.
03:00To lift.
03:01Does well there.
03:02Alert.
03:07And here's Cristiano Ronaldo.
03:09He goes for it!
03:12Good stop!
03:13What an easy!
03:14Well, what can I say?
03:15It's a truly wonderful goalkeeper.
03:19And here's Cristiano Ronaldo.
03:22Messing.
03:25Griezmann.
03:30Rakitic.
03:33Rakitic not easily shrugged off the ball.
03:38And he's whipped it in low.
03:41The Nino is there to heave it away.
03:52Rakitic has it in a wide position, so what next?
04:03It was a move that looked promising, but eventually thwarted without doing any harm.
04:10Oh, that's clearly not what he wanted to do.
04:15And it's Cristiano Ronaldo.
04:18It's Ramsey!
04:21Another save.
04:22Ramsey clearly thought he'd done enough.
04:25The save was like a bolt from the blue.
04:33Jordi Alba.
04:35And he's made sure that that won't get through.
04:38Luis Suarez.
04:47Now it's Griezmann.
04:49I think that's a goal kick.
04:51Yes, the referee concurs.
04:59Now it's Cristiano Ronaldo.
05:01And it's Dybala.
05:06And here's Cristiano Ronaldo.
05:09Just brushed off the ball there.
05:10Now it's Luis Suarez.
05:12Now it's Griezmann.
05:14Oh, well intercepted, really alert to the danger.
05:22Griezmann.
05:23Great strength.
05:24Too strong for his opponent.
05:26Great strength.
05:27Too strong for his opponent.
05:29Donucci.
05:35And it's Luis Suarez.
05:38Luis Suarez.
05:40Now it's Griezmann.
05:41Higuain.
05:42Higuain.
05:43Higuain goes on a charge down the left.
05:44Roberto.
05:45Demonstrating fabulous determination.
05:46He just will not be beaten.
05:47And it's Luis Suarez.
05:48Now it's Messi.
05:49Gets away from his opponent.
05:50Messi.
05:51In comes the cross.
05:52And it's Luis Suarez.
05:53Now it's Messi.
05:54Gets away from his opponent.
05:55Messi.
05:56In comes the cross.
05:57Well, when the options are...
05:58OH, HE HAS SPOCK IT INTO HIS OWN NET!
05:59Oh, it's terribly unfortunate for them and maybe we can attribute that to a loss of focus.
06:01and it's Luis Suarez
06:04now it's Messi
06:06gets away from his opponent
06:08Messi
06:09in comes the cross
06:11well when the options are
06:13oh he has snuck it into his own net
06:16oh it's terribly unfortunate for them
06:22and maybe we can attribute that
06:24to a loss of focus
06:31well who saw that coming
06:36it has certainly made things interesting
06:38listen sometimes you need that little bit
06:40of look in games like these
06:41Luis Suarez
06:45Ronaldo tore at them
06:48and just came up short
06:50oh look his determination
06:52needed to be greater than the obstacle
06:53he was faced with and it wasn't
06:55he's gone away
06:59and it's been taken straight back
07:01in by Roberto
07:04has a look and has a go
07:09shoots
07:18and for a moment time stood still
07:22he's away
07:29goes for goal
07:30he scores
07:33and they're at it again
07:36in double quick time
07:38a momentary lapse
07:41exploited with glee
07:42Barcelona have a couple of goals
07:47without reply
07:48it's 2-0
07:49well it's been an absolutely fabulous spell for them
07:52and they're starting to look unstoppable
07:54there could be more on the way
07:56Rakitic goes looking
08:07now it's Cristiano Ronaldo
08:11he's on his way
08:13in with the challenge
08:15forward it goes
08:17and here's Cristiano Ronaldo
08:22Jordi Alba
08:25drives it forward
08:27that was one quality pass away
08:30from being a very decent chance
08:32looked very promising
08:34ah quality deserted them
08:36when they really needed it
08:37and here's Suarez
08:41he hits it
08:42he's done very well to get to that
08:48Griezmann is very sporting here
08:50to acknowledge the quality of the save
08:52a lovely little footballing moment
08:54he's had a look
08:59and he's put his whistle for a half time
09:01well it's hard to say
09:03whether a two goal advantage
09:04under these circumstances
09:05is decisive or not
09:07but so far
09:08haven't really seen enough
09:10to indicate that the opposition
09:11can come out in the second half
09:13and improve to that degree
09:15Barcelona ahead 2-0
09:19and they are looking good
09:20and we're already back underway here
09:24the pass needed to be better than that
09:28and he knows it
09:29Messi
09:31and here's Cristiano Ronaldo
09:38it's the loose
09:40and here's Cristiano Ronaldo
09:42Messi
09:48Messi
09:49and here's Suarez
09:51Griezmann
09:57just off target
10:00that's just plain unlucky
10:02there were many
10:03me included
10:04who thought
10:04that was going in
10:05Titi plays it forward
10:18Rakitic
10:20he tries to cut it out
10:23now it's Rakitic
10:25now it's Griezmann
10:27to lift
10:32tries to get it forward
10:33quickly
10:34and it's Griezmann
10:37it's one
10:39oh that's a fine save
10:43the keeper really dug out
10:45his defence then
10:46a magnificent effort
10:47Messi
10:49the opportunity
10:50to showcase
10:51his dead ball craft
10:52Borussia can get it clear
10:56Matuidi brings the ball forward
11:00needed a better pass there
11:03and it's played forward
11:06and they've got it back as soon as they gave it away
11:17Matuidi
11:19Griezmann
11:21now it's Luis Suarez
11:23Cristiano Ronaldo
11:32tries a shot
11:33hoists it forward
11:36Griezmann
11:37and here's Cristiano Ronaldo
11:43Bonucci gets it back
11:46and here's Higuaín
11:50and it's played forward
11:55Bagheera goes looking
11:59and it's Luis Suarez
12:01that's not the ball
12:03that's not the ball he wanted
12:04Dybala looking to get on the end of this
12:08forward it goes
12:14and it's Cristiano Ronaldo
12:23now it's Higuaín
12:24oh that is asking for trouble
12:28it's Higuaín
12:30great effort
12:32but no way through
12:34questions were asked
12:39and he's given the answers
12:41he's found his man
12:43Higuaín
12:45oh that was nice
12:47but not quite the end product required
12:50it's easy to say
12:51but difficult to stop it
12:52when runs in behind her
12:54are being made like that
12:55good idea
12:59just poorly executed
13:00Griezmann
13:02more than happy to take
13:06the muscular approach
13:08battles to win it back
13:10good challenge
13:12he just stood firm
13:13he's through the middle
13:15Dybala
13:16whipped in
13:19Messi
13:22that's good progress
13:25he's made on the ball
13:26where to next
13:27that's been intercepted
13:32and that will come to nothing
13:33brings it forward
13:35he's pulled him up
13:37for that challenge
13:37three minutes to be better there
13:58that's a wasted chance
14:00Matri
14:02and it's Higuaín
14:05Cristiano Ronaldo
14:06he's gone down
14:08but the referee just tells him to get back up again
14:10Luis Suarez
14:12just brushed off the ball there
14:19Dybala is on to it
14:22and can take it up
14:23great strength
14:25too strong for his opponent
14:26yeah he's fouled in there
14:28he's got a chance from here
14:33but not the kindest angle
14:34and it's the goalkeepers to play
14:40well played
14:44he saw that coming
14:45oh that's a waste
14:50it's Cristiano Ronaldo
14:56well we don't need to guess
15:01that they expect plenty of ball into the box
15:04it's quite a crowd scene in the middle now
15:06well it's a situation that requires resilience now
15:09and plenty of fighting spirit
15:11it has to be matched
15:12Higuaín
15:15that's one way of trying to make
15:18and they've been caught out here
15:20he'll have a go
15:21it's in
15:23back to within one
15:26interesting
15:27great reactions in front of goal
15:30he just saw what was on
15:32well as they say Peter
15:34if you don't speculate
15:34you won't accumulate
15:36and we've just witnessed a player
15:37who was rewarded for his willingness
15:39to take a risk
15:40as cunning as it comes
15:41we have thought ourselves a game here
15:46well they've given themselves a chance here
15:48but now it's a case of getting the balance right
15:50between attack and defence
15:52and that's not easy
15:53now it's Cristiano Ronaldo
15:55I'm not needless to say
15:58he was expecting a better ball than that
16:00Juventus are definitely not going down without a scrap
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