UEFA Champions League: Ansu Fati Helps Barcelona To Defeat Dynamo Kyiv

Kyiv: With Barcelona's Ansu Fati splendid performance who struck a goal in the second-half, the latter defeated Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old prospect came in front and rescued his team from the home defence in the 70th minute. The hosts earlier failed to clear Oscar Mingueza's cross from the right.

The competition was tough as the Dynamo Kyiv fought hard in the nail biting game and both the teams missed several chances of hitting the goal.

With this win, the Barcelona has been place in second place in Group E with six points, two ahead of Benfica. With 12 points, the Bayern Munich has qualified for the knockout stage after thrashing Benfica 5-2.

In all competitions this season, it was Barca's first away win.

Notably, after Sergio Aguero was forced to remain away from the ground for nearly three months following a cardiac evaluation, Barcelona brought Fati and Ousmane Dembele from injury and both proved that they can fulfill what team needs.

In the match, Barcelona faced a much-improved Kyiv after dominating the first encounter at Camp Nou and winning 1-0.

The match looked interesting when, Dynamo threatened the visitors by relying on counter-attacks and playing a deep defensive line.

Barcelona were finding it difficult to compete with Viktor Tsygankov as he used his speed to harass the visitors.

Barcelona's Ter Stegen saved a crucial goal at the end of the first half after a powerful shot from outside the box by Carlos de Pena.

However, Barcelona were too planning to attack the hosts but finding it difficult to execute. Eventually, the visitors managed to hit a goal in the second-half when Dembele came off the bench.

Barcelona player ratings:

Marc-Andre ter Stegen: 7/10 Oscar Mingueza: 4.5/10 Eric Garcia: 4/10, Clement Lenglet: 4/10, Jordi Alba: 4/10, Nico Gonzalez: 4.5/10, Sergio Busquets: 7/10, Frenkie de Jong: 4.5/10, Gavi: 5/10, Memphis Depay: 7/10 and Ansu Fati: 8/10

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