Knowing a precious away goal could still help turn the tie in their favour, Barcelona began to press with Suarez trickling a fine chance wide then Neymar seeing an effort blocked by the busy Chiellini in the box.
Argentina forward Paulo Dybala outshone his worldwide compatriot, Barcelona's Lionel Messi, with two expertly taken goals in a stellar first half display that gave Juventus a commanding lead. "He has come on enormously over the last two years", Buffon continued.
"It does not matter if I think the result is fair or not, it is what it is", he said, according to Marca. "I am an optimistic person but not in nightmare moments".
As was the case against PSG, Barca had conceded three goals with less than an hour played, and their nearly comical lack of cohesion was underlined by a woefully inept attempt to play Gonzalo Higuain offside in the second half.
"We were flawless", he added of his side's performance on the night.
In 2015, Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 in the final, winning the European Cup for the fifth time. Obviously you're never going to keep superstars like that lot completely quiet but fortunately we had Super Buffon in goal to save the day.
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"I take responsibility 101 per cent".
Barely a minute later Juve made it 2-0 when Dybala met Mario Mandzukic's ball in from the left to sweep a first-time shot inside Ter Stegen's near post.
Barcelona have now lost their last two games in all competitions without scoring. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP) Barcelona's Lionel Messi reacts after Juventus's Paulo Dybala scored during a Champions League, quarterfinal, first-leg soccer match between Juventus and Barcelona, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
Allegri said: "I must congratulate my players, but there is another match to play".
Despite Juventus putting themselves in a superb position ahead of the return leg at Camp Nou, perfectionist Allegri believes his side could still improve.
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