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's Martin Braithwaite celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Memphis Depay and Ronald Araujo.
Barcelona's Martin Braithwaite celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Memphis Depay and Ronald Araujo.
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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.

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