As part of one of the matches of the Champions League group stage, the players of Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? LiveResult.Ru evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
Barcelona
The Catalan crisis is no longer news to anyone. That's the start of the current Champions League season, Barca is frankly failing, having 0 points in 2 meetings. In the last round of the national championship, the "blue-garnet" were able to win. In the face-to-face meeting, the Catalans were able to beat Valencia (3:1). Memphis Depay is in excellent playing form, returned to the squad of Ansu Fati, who managed to score 2 goals in 3 previous meetings. Last year, Barcelona did not leave any chances for Lucescu's team. It is likely that the "blue-garnet" will be able to score maximum points this time.
Dynamo Kyiv
In the UPL, the Kievans are confidently in the lead, ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk by three points. So in the last round, Dynamo was able to beat Lviv with a score of 4:1. Vitaly Buyalsky and Vitaly Mikolenko returned to service on time. But Vladislav Supryaga's days at the club are already numbered. It is worth noting the fact that the Kievans are playing well, but old problems continue to bother the club. In particular, this applies to the position of scoring striker, whose vacancy in the team is still vacant, despite the fact that it is well performed by nominal midfielder Denis Garmash.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Garcia (red card) – Barcelona.
- Injuries:
- Araujo (thigh), Braithwaite (knee), Vahe (hamstring), Dembele (knee), Pedri (knee) - all Barcelona. Besedin (knee), Kargbo (injury), Kulach (injury), Popov (injury) - all Dynamo Kyiv.
Statistics and figures:
- The hosts are the favorites of the meeting;
- Barcelona has 2 wins in 5 matches;
- Kiev won twice in 5 meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of the Catalans.
Forecast
Barcelona got off to a weak start in the Spanish championship and performs poorly in the Champions League, but in a face-to-face meeting with Kiev, it is obliged to show the result. I think that the pressure of Barca will bear fruit, and the Catalans will be able to give at least 7-8 corners at the opponent's goal.
