Summary

  • Ronaldo scores twice for unbeaten Juventus

  • Sampdoria have injury-time equaliser ruled out by VAR

  • Get involved using #bbceurofooty

  1. CLOSE!published at 69 mins

    Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria

    Sampdoria have it all to do again.

    Jacopo Sala picks out Fabio Quagliarella at the back post, the former Italy international swivels in the box and strikes a rasping drive narrowly over.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins

    Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria

    A change for the visitors.

    Gianluca Caprari makes way for Gregoire Defrel.

  3. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Juventus 2-1 Sampdoria

    I'll be honest, the referee Paolo Valeri has had a shocker today.

  4. goal

    GOAL - Juventus 2-1 Sampdoriapublished at 65 mins

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Converted.

    Cristiano Ronaldo steps up and coolly strokes in straight down the middle, Emil Audero was nowhere near it and Juve regain their advantage.

  5. PENALTY TO JUVENTUSpublished at 64 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    This is given too, I don't believe it. How?? Alex Ferrari had his hands by his side, he knew nothing about it. Unbelievable.

  6. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Here comes the referee to the side of the pitch to take a look at the monitor.

    Cristiano Ronaldo has already plonked the ball down onto the penalty spot.

  7. VAR

    Video Assistant Refereepublished at 63 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Oh this is harsh, so so harsh.

    The corner comes in and hits Alex Ferrari on the hand, they were by his side by the ref thinks it's deliberate.

    No chance, Samp have been robbed.

    But wait, he's having a chat with VAR...

  8. CLOSE!published at 62 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Juventus pressure is relentless now.

    Again it is Cristiano Ronaldo, this time which a header from inside the box which deflects off Omar Colley and away for a corner.

  9. GREAT SAVE!published at 61 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    What a hit, what a save!

    Looking for his second of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo winds his right peg up from distance and smacks a shot towards the top corner which is kept out by Emil Audero's flying save, tipping the ball onto the post.

  10. CLOSE!published at 59 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    It's coming for Juve, it's coming.

    Alex Sandro collects Cristiano Ronaldo's lay off and plays a cross into the box for Blaise Matuidi, but the Frenchman can only flick a header wide from six yards out.

    Couldn't get more purchase onto it.

  11. CLOSE!published at 56 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Juventus are looking for openings but are finding them difficult to come by.

    Mario Mandzukic goes out wide for a loose ball and cuts back into the area for the oncoming Paulo Dybala but the Argentine cannot take it in his stride and the chance is lost.

  12. GREAT SAVE!published at 52 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    He didn't cover himself in glory for the goal he let in, but Emil Audero has made up for that with a superb save to deny Blaise Matuidi's thumping drive.

    It was heading for the bottom corner, but goalkeeper Audero, on-loan at Sampdoria from Juve, sprung low to his left to get a strong hand on to it

  13. CLOSE!published at 48 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Good start to the second half by Sampdoria, they are going for Juventus.

    Striker Gianluca Caprari twists right and left to beat marker Mattia de Sciglio and gets a shot off which Mattia Perin has to stoop to gather.

  14. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Can Sampdoria put an end to Juventus' unbeaten streak?

    Away we go again.

  15. 'We will all be Koulibaly'published at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2018

    Kalidou KoulibalyImage source, Twitter

    Napoli are in action against Bologna today, their first game since the alleged racist chanting from Inter Milan fans towards defender Kalidou Koulibaly on Thursday.

    The player is suspended after being sent off in the game, but fellow defender Faouzi Ghoulam tweeted, external a heartfelt message last night:

    It doesn't matter the color of the skin.

    It doesn't matter religion.

    It doesn't matter what team you're rooting for.

    Football, like all sports, is a game. And all the games are passion, fun, freedom.

    And in freedom we are all alike!

    Tomorrow we will all be Koulibaly!

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 12:22 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2018

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    All square in Turin, Sampdoria holding their own.

  17. CLOSE!published at 45+2 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Juve close to a second on the stroke of half time.

    Giorgio Chiellini gets forward for a free-kick which is taken by Miralem Pjanic, but he heads which when he really should bury it.

  18. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Sampdoria are looking for a Champions League spot and you can see why, they play some lovely football, fizzing the ball into each other's feet with confidence.

    Very positive from the visitors.

  19. CLOSE!published at 42 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    You have to stay wary against Juventus though.

    In the blink of an eye, the dangerous Paulo Dybala comes alive, shifting the ball onto his left boot and curling a low strike which Emil Audero has to sprawl down to push away.

    The loose ball falls for Cristiano Ronaldo and he looks for Mario Mandzukic at the back post, but gets a little too much purchase onto his cross.

  20. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Juventus 1-1 Sampdoria

    Sampdoria are bang in this game now, pinning Juventus back.

    But full-back Nicola Murru gets a little too excited and smashes a long range strike way wide.