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Barcelona and Juventus played out a 2-2 stalemate in the pre-season friendly as Ousmane Dembele and Moise Kean bagged two goals each.
Updated : Jul 27, 2022, 10:24 AM IST | Edited by : Amrit Santlani
Barcelona and Juventus played out a 2-2 stalemate in their pre-season friendly at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning with Ousmane Dembele and Moise Kean both bagging two goals.
Barca dominated the possession as they normally do, and they began the match in some style as Dembele put his side ahead with a stunning solo goal. Cutting in from the outside right wing as he normally does, the Frenchman beat three defenders and drilled the ball past the goalkeeper.
BOOM! GOAL BARÇA! @dembouz notches the opener! 1-0! pic.twitter.com/5i7l1l83fN
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 27, 2022
However, Juventus responded instantly with a goal from Moise Kean. The Italian striker was provided with a simple tap-in from close range, after a good cross from Juan Cuadrado to equal the proceedings.
IT'S ALL LEVEL!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022
Moise Kean finds the back of the net for @JuventusFC! pic.twitter.com/mr7H53flf4
Almost instantly, Barca once again took the lead, and it was Dembele again, who showed his trickery once again out-wide. The winger was picked out from a long cross-field pass and he controlled it moved into the box and beat Cuadrado and two other defenders to drill the ball home.
WHAT. IS. GOING. ON!!!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022
Dembélé takes the lead back moments later for @FCBarcelona! pic.twitter.com/QEPgCFLzq7
The match ended 2-1 at half-time but after the restart, Juventus got themselves back on level terms once again and it was Kean again, who latched onto a loose ball and drilled a powering finish into the back of the net.
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KEAN AGAIN, LEVEL AGAIN!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 27, 2022
cc: @JuventusFC pic.twitter.com/oBxAbVPSZj
It was a fitting result of an evenly contested game between two of the most competitive sides in Europe. The attention now switches to New Jersey where Barca will face off against New York Red Bulls in their next preseason clash.
For Juventus, a challenging fixture against Real Madrid awaits next.