Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Barcelona halt worst-ever Champions League start with win over Dynamo Kiev
Barcelona have halted their worst-ever start to a Champions League campaign as they claimed a 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 36': Goal! Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Luuk de Jong.
- 61': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Vitinho replaces Carlos de Pena.
- 61': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Denys Garmash replaces Vladyslav Supryaha.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Gavi.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Agüero replaces Memphis Depay.
- 78': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Oleksandr Tymchyk replaces Tomasz Kedziora.
- 85': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Oleksandr Karavaev replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 85': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Eric Ramírez replaces Vitaliy Buyalskiy.
- 90': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 45,968
Statistics
 KYIV |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 359 | Accurate Passes | 626 |
| 441 | Passes | 708 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 5 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 26 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 26 | Clearances | 6 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong  |
| 17 | Luuk de Jong |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
Dynamo Kyiv (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Georgiy Bushchan (GK) |
| 34 | Oleksandr Syrota |
| 25 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 94 | Tomasz Kedziora |
| 10 | Mykola Shaparenko |
| 5 | Serhiy Sydorchuk |
| 14 | Carlos De Peña |
| 15 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 89 | Vladyslav Supriaha |
| 29 | Vitaliy Buyalskiy |
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