Unlucky Dortmund draw 0-0 with Barca on Messi return


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Borussia Dortmund v FC Barcelona - Signal Iduna Park Dortmund Germany - September 17 2019  Barcelonas Lionel Messi in action with Borussia Dortmunds Raphael Guerreiro   REUTERSLeon Kuegeler

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Borussia Dortmund v FC Barcelona - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - September 17, 2019 Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action with Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund hit the woodwork and had a penalty saved before drawing 0-0 with Barcelona in their Champions League Group F opener on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi making his first appearance of the season for the Spaniards.

Barca's in-form 16-year-old Ansu Fati became the club's youngest player to feature in a UEFA competition when he started but failed to make any real impact before being replaced by fit-again Messi just before the hour mark.

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