LeagueLane - October 18, 2021
Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA Champions League
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Kick-off at 17:45 UK / 18:45 CET
Venue: Camp Nou.
Dynamo Kyiv lost each of the last three Champions League matches on the road, conceding 10 and scoring just 1 goal in the process. They are massive underdogs here and we can see them shipping three or more goals against the highly-motivated Catalans on Wednesday.
Barcelona will be desperate to rebound after a horrible start to the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League campaign. They are threatened to be eliminated in the group phase after back-to-back 0-3 defeats to Bayern Munich and Benfica in the opening two rounds.
It was not only about the defeats as Blaugrana’s performances were even more worrying. Ronald Koeman’s men have failed to attempt a single shot on target in these two outings.
Nevertheless, the Catalans may see the light at the end of the tunnel. They can easily turn it all around with two wins over the Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.
Ronald Koeman has a much better situation with his squad at the moment. Ansu Fati has finally recovered from a long-term injury and he has been performing very well of late.
He scored a Messi-like goal in the 3-1 victory over Valencia on Sunday evening in La Liga. Philippe Coutinho is also there, while Sergio Kun Aguero made his Barcelona debut after coming on from the bench against Valencia.
These are all positive signs ahead of Dynamo Kyiv’s visit. The Ukrainians sit third in the group with one point from two games, but they can hardly hope for a result here against highly-motivated Barcelona.
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