No Messi, no problem as Barcelona defeat Juventus 3-0 in pre-season friendly
Depay, Braithwaite and Puig on target in first game without Argentine ace
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Barcelona: Barcelona started life without Lionel Messi with a 3-0 win over Juventus in the pre-season Gamper Trophy.
Messi had earlier said his farewells to the club he had served for 20 years at a tearful news conference.
Memphis Depay opened the scoring for Barcelona after just three minutes with Martin Braithwaite adding a second goal just before the hour mark from a corner.
Young hope Riqui Puig scored a third in stoppage time with a fine left foot drive.
Spain’s La Liga season gets underway on Friday while the Italian Serie A starts on August 22.