Barcelona Win Hard Over Dynamo Kiev, Ansu Fati Becomes A Hero

JAKARTA - Barcelona picked up three crucial points after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League Group E match at NSK Olimpiyskiy on Wednesday morning.

Launching Antara, the only goal in the match was scored by Ansu Fati in the second half.

The win left Barcelona's chances of qualifying for the last 16 open after the Spanish side moved up to second in the standings with six points, six points behind already-qualified Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Dynamo Kiev slumped in a distended position with the acquisition of 1 point.

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Despite playing at home, Barca dominated from the start, but were often troubled by Kiev's quick counter-attacks.

The game has been running for 20 minutes, but there are still no significant chances from either team.

Only in the 24th minute, Kiev got a chance through Carlos De Pena's kick in the penalty box after receiving the ball from Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet's sweep. However, De Pena's shot was blocked by goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

In the 31st minute, it was Barcelona's turn to have a chance through Clement Lenglet's header after taking advantage of Jordi Alba's free kick. Unfortunately his header ball still hit the left post of the Kiev goal which was escorted by George Buschan.

The meeting of the Kiev defense made it difficult for Barcelona to find space to shoot.

Towards the end of the first half, Barcelona still could not create a single shot on target. Meanwhile, Kiev actually aggressively launched a counterattack.

However, no goals were created until the first half was over.

After the break, Kiev had their chance in the 58th minute when Oleksandr Karavaev fired home after tugging at the Barcelona defender's clearance but the ball was just wide of Marc Andre Ter Stegen's goal.

Barcelona got a penalty in the 64th minute after Ansu Fati was brought down by a Kiev defender. However, the referee overturned his decision after reviewing the incident via the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

The Blaugrana finally scored in the 70th minute when Mingueza's cross from the right sent the ball to Ansu Fati in the center of the box.

The Spanish striker then kicked the ball hard into the visitors' goal.

Armed with a one-goal advantage, Barcelona is getting more and more excited and continues to press its opponent.

In the 77th minute, Ousmane Dembele stabbed in from the right on and kicked the ball which was easily stopped by Kiev goalkeeper Goergio Buschan.

Kiev had a chance through Viktor Tsygankov's strike in the 82nd minute, but Ter Stegen was still able to keep the net from conceding.

Dynamo got their chance in the 89th minute through Zabarnyi's volley after receiving a cross. Unfortunately the ball is still wide.

Barcelona were able to maintain their 1-0 advantage until the long whistle and were entitled to take home the three points.

Lineup:

Dynamo Kiev (4-2-3-1): Georgi Bushchan; Oleksandr Karavaev, Oleksandr Syrota, Illia Zabarnyi, Tomasz Kedziora (Tymchyk 77'); Mykola Shaparenko (Shepelev 81'), Serhiy Sydorchuk; Carlos de Pena (Verbic 77'), Vitaliy Buyalskiy (Lednev 81'), Viktor Tsygankov; Denys Harmash (Vitinho 91')

Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Eric Garcia, Oscar Mingueza, Clement Lenglet (Ronald Araujo 79'), Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Nicolas Gonzalez; Ansu Fati (Alex Balde 87'), Memphis Depay, Pablo Gaviria (Ousmane Dembele 65')