Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv: Barcelona eyes their first point of the campaign as they welcome Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Date: Wednesday 20th October, 2021
Time: 10:15 PM IST
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Preview
The hosts are winless in the UEFA Champions League this season and could be on their way out with another result going against them.
After an opening day loss to Bayern, Barcelona was beaten by Benfica 3-0 away on MD 2 which puts their side under further pressure.
Nunez scored a brace for the Portuguese side on either side of Silva’s strike in that one.
Rooted at the bottom of the table, the Blaugrana side are desperate to prove a point in their first Messi-less season and hope to pick up their first points.
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On the other hand, Dynamo Kyiv lost 5-0 to Bayern Munich in their last match and hope to turn things around against an inconsistent Barcelona side.
Lewandowski scored twice while Gnabry, Choupo-Moting and Sané got a goal each to inflict a painful defeat on the Ukraine side.
Kyiv is in 3rd place on the Group E table with just 1 point from 2 matches.
This is a massive fixture for either side as their progression to the next round could well be decided with how the result pans out here.
These two sides last met in Group G of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, where Barcelona won 4-0 away.
Form Guide
Barcelona: DWLLW
Dynamo Kyiv: LWLDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Barcelona 3-1 Valencia
FC Lviv 1-4 Dynamo Kyiv
Тренування «біло-синіх» на «Камп Ноу» напередодні гри з @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/PEKNPwrBc6
— FC Dynamo Kyiv (@DynamoKyiv) October 19, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on Sony Ten 2.
Team News
Braithwaite, Wague, Pedri, Araujo remain out of action due to injuries while Garcia is suspended after he picked up a red card against Benfica.
Biesiedin, Popov are ruled out for the visitors due to long term injuries while Kulach is out due to Covid-19.
Barcelona possible 11:
Ter Stegan, Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba, de Jong, Busquets, Gavira, Fati, Depay and Dest
Dynamo Kyiv possible 11:
Buschan, Mykolenko, Syrota, Zabarnyi, Kedziora, Shaparenko, Sydorchuk, De Pena, Buyalsky, Tsigankov and Vitinho
Prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Dynamo Kyiv
Barcelona looks in better shape with a stronger group of players ahead of this even though they are not in the best forms.
Kyiv’s hammering on defeat on MD 2 ensures they head into this with lack of confidence and trust.
We expect the hosts to gain a comfortable win and get their campaign up and running.
Players to watch out for: Fati, Depay, Shaparenko and Vitinho.
