Barcelona will host Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev at Camp Nou on Wednesday evening in UEFA Champions League 2020-21.
Match Timings: Nov 05, 1:30 AM
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After the humiliation to Bayern last season, the Catalan giants emerged victorious in the first two matches of the 2020-21 season. Starting with a 5-1 victory over Ferencvaros, Barcelona edged past the Serie A Champions, Juventus, in the second outing, keeping a clean-sheet. Dembele’s first strike in the 14th minute put them ahead in the game, and the tight defense stopped the Italian opponent from finding an equalizer. In stoppage-time, Messi made the lead double with a goal through penalty.
The La Liga form can scar Ronald Koeman's men after going winless in the previous four fixtures. Recently, they played a 1-1 draw with Alves, following a defeat to Real Madrid. Antoine Griezmann found the equalizer in the 83rd minute against the 10-men Alves side. Barca is unbeaten in the Champions League group stage with 23 matches, and this game might be a ticket to knock out qualification.
Dynamo Kiev would aim to replicate their domestic performance in the European Competition. They have topped the table in the Ukrainian Premier League 2020-21, and they haven’t tasted a single defeat so far along with Shakhtar Donestk.
The story is completely different in the Champions League as Mircea Lucescu's side is still waiting for their first victory in this competition's group stages. The Ukrainian outfit was outclassed by Juventus in their season opener with a 2-0 scoreline. In the second group-stage fixture, Franck Boli netted a last-gasp leveler to share points with Lucescu's side.
The Ukrainian powerhouses need to play out of their skin to attack Barcelona. They have defeated Barca thrice in their 10 previous meetings. Barcelona had the last laugh when they edged past Ukrainian Club in the group stage of the 2009-10 season.
Lineups & Current Form
Barcelona
Lineup: Neto; Dest, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Trincao, Messi, Pedri; Griezmann
Current Form: D L W L W D
Dynamo Kiev
Lineup: Neshcheret; Kedziora, Popov, Shabanov, Zabarnyi; Shepelev, Andriyevskyi; Tsygankov, Lednev, Verbic; Supryaga
Current Form:D W L W D W
Key Players
Barcelona
Dembele
2 goals in Champions League 2020-21
Messi
2 goals in Champions League 2020-21
1 goal in La Liga 2020-21
Dynamo
Viktor Tsygankov
4 goals in Ukrainian Premier League 2020-21
1 goal in Champions League 2020-21
Benjamin Verbic
2 goals in Ukrainian Premier League 2020-21
