UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Barcelona
  • 36': Gerard Piqué
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1 - 0
Dynamo Kyiv

    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 Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
    • 9': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 9': Vitaliy Buyalskiy (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
    • 10': Vladyslav Supryaha (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 11': Vitaliy Buyalskiy (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Viktor Tsygankov (Dinamo Kiev) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaliy Buyalskiy.
    • 13': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Serhiy Sydorchuk.
    • 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 15': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
    • 15': Mykola Shaparenko (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Mykola Shaparenko (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 17': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Carlos de Pena (Dinamo Kiev) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladyslav Supryaha.
    • 20': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Oleksandr Syrota.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
    • 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Georgi Bushchan.
    • 22': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
    • 22': Mykola Shaparenko (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
    • 27': Offside, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Vladyslav Supryaha (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 29': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Tomasz Kedziora (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 30': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Offside, Dinamo Kiev. Vitalii Mykolenko tries a through ball, but Vladyslav Supryaha is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luuk de Jong with a headed pass.
    • 36': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Georgi Bushchan.
    • 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.
    • 42': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
    • 42': Illia Zabarnyi (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
    • 42': Vladyslav Supryaha (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
    • 44': Mykola Shaparenko (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Vladyslav Supryaha (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Oleksandr Syrota.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Luuk de Jong.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Óscar Mingueza.
    • 48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
    • 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Tomasz Kedziora.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
    • 58': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 58': Vitaliy Buyalskiy (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Vitinho replaces Carlos de Pena.
    • 61': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Denys Garmash replaces Vladyslav Supryaha.
    • 62': Denys Garmash (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
    • 64': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
    • 64': Mykola Shaparenko (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
    • 68': Vitalii Mykolenko (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Gavi.
    • 69': Hand ball by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Viktor Tsygankov (Dinamo Kiev) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ansu Fati following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Agüero replaces Memphis Depay.
    • 78': Foul by Denys Garmash (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 78': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Oleksandr Tymchyk replaces Tomasz Kedziora.
    • 79': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
    • 79': Vitaliy Buyalskiy (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
    • 84': Denys Garmash (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
    • 85': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Oleksandr Karavaev replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
    • 85': Substitution, Dinamo Kiev. Eric Ramírez replaces Vitaliy Buyalskiy.
    • 87': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 87': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
    • 88': Illia Zabarnyi (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Oleksandr Karavaev (Dinamo Kiev).
    • 89': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
    • 90': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
    • 90': Vitinho (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Offside, Dinamo Kiev. Illia Zabarnyi tries a through ball, but Vitinho is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Denys Garmash (Dinamo Kiev) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Dinamo Kiev 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 45,968

    Line-Ups

    BAR 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 Yellow Card
    17 Luuk de Jong
    9 Memphis Depay
    2 Sergiño Dest
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Yusuf Demir, Neto, Philippe Coutinho, Nico González, Sergio Agüero, Iñaki Peña, Ricard Puig, Samuel Umtiti, Sergi Roberto, Alejandro Balde, Ansu Fati.

    KYIV 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
    Dynamo Kyiv Substitutes:
    Benjamin Verbic, Oleksandr Andrievsky, Vitinho, Eric Ramírez, Denys Boyko, Ilia Shkurin, Bogdan Lednev, Oleksandr Karavaev, Denys Garmash, Vodolmyr Shepelev, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Artem Shabanov.

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