TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Barcelona allowed themselves the luxury of starting with Lionel Messi on the bench and still held out for a 0-0 draw at Juventus to reach the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday. "It was a nice game from a tactical point of view, the lads worked hard to defend well," he said. Sporting kept alive their own hopes by beating Olympiakos 3-1 in Lisbon in the other game with Bas Dost scoring twice. Barcelona, who played their second successive goalless draw in the group, have 11 points and are guaranteed to finish top. Paulinho's other notable contribution was to be booked for diving in the penalty area while Luis Suarez was largely anonymous.

Source: The Star November 22, 2017 21:54 UTC