You would forgive Juventus players for feeling the nerves ahead of their all-important Champions League clash at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night – but Dani Alves looked the most relaxed person in the stadium.

Alves could be seen exchanging pleasantries with his former Barcelona colleagues on the bench ahead of kick-off but Bjorn Kuipers had absolutely no time for the Brazilian’s mingling.

Incredibly, the 33-year-old full-back was spotted sprinting towards the pitch as the quarter-final second leg began without him.

Barca boss Luis Enrique could be seen joking and pointing towards the pitch in amazement as the Catalan giants got the much-anticipated match underway.

Luckily for Alves, he was able to get back into position in time as the ball was hoofed back to Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen from the centre circle.

While Enrique appeared to find Alves’ touchline antics hilarious, Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri probably did not see the funny side.