FC Barcelona gave their fans a joy and took the three points against Dinamo Kiev, the first in this Champions League. Koeman’s team did not suffer and was the owner of possession of the ball.
Dinamo did not disturb Ter Stegen at any time, in fact they did not shoot between the three sticks, but Barça was not able to score the goal that would give them the final peace of mind and they ended the game by pulling back.
Useful ball possession
It is no surprise that Barcelona have possession of the ball, but unlike other games today they did get performance. The Barça team disturbed the Bushchán area, shot on goal unlike what they did against Bayern and scored their first goals in this Champions League.
Three points to think about in eighths
After two defeats in the first two games, qualifying for the second round looked very complicated but these three points are a boost of morale and above all that mathematically Barça depends on itself to go to the next round. The first position seems that it may be for Bayern but the second is within reach.
In addition, they reach the Classic with two consecutive victories, something they had not achieved this season.
The changes
It is not that the changes will make Barcelona worse, the other way around, with Ansu Fati in the field Barça is better, but with the Clásico just around the corner Koeman could have made another team management. Sergiño Dest accumulated more minutes during the national team break than Mingueza and the Dutch coach decided to take the youth player off the pitch at halftime.
And winning 1-0 could have delayed the change of Ansu Fati and thus give him even more rest thinking about Madrid.
The team backed down
In the second half there came a time when Barça was more concerned with defending the 1-0 than with looking for the second goal. And it is not the first time that Barcelona have backed down with only one goal advantage, something that the fans did not like as demonstrated by whistling to the team when they locked themselves in the area. The Ukrainians did not create chances to jeopardize the outcome either, but the feeling was not good.
The attitude
It’s not just that Barcelona backed down, it’s that the team’s attitude changed a lot from the first to the second half. Perhaps the team does not stop for more, but this Barça offered very little football and ended up wasting time, something unusual.
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