Dynamo Kiev vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
This will be the eighth meeting between Dynamo Kiev and Barcelona in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, with Kiev winning two and Barcelona five of the first seven.
Barcelona’s last away UEFA Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev was back in December 2009, winning 2-1 with goals from Xavi and Lionel Messi.
Barcelona have won their last three away UEFA Champions League matches in Ukraine, beating Shakhtar Donetsk (2008 and 2011) and Dynamo Kiev (2009), with current Kiev manager Mircea Lucescu in charge of Donetsk for both of those defeats.
Dynamo Kiev have won just one of their last 11 UEFA Champions League matches (D4 L6), winning none of their three this season while conceding exactly twice in each match (D1 L2).
Barcelona have won their opening three group stage games in the UEFA Champions League for the fourth time in the last five seasons. They have only ever won their first four games once previously, doing so in 2002/03 when they reached the quarter-final.
Dynamo Kiev manager Mircea Lucescu has lost six UEFA Champions League matches against Barcelona, with only Arsène Wenger against Barcelona (eight defeats) and Bayern Munich (seven) losing more matches versus a single opponent in the competition’s history.
Barcelona have lost just one of their last 37 UEFA Champions League group stage matches (W28 D8) and have won their last five in a row, their best run since winning eight in a row between September 2011 and October 2012.
Dynamo Kiev’s Viktor Tsygankov is looking to become the first Ukrainian player to score in three consecutive UEFA Champions League appearances since Andriy Shevchenko in April 2005, while the last player to score home and away against Barcelona in a group stage campaign was Didier Drogba in 2006/07 for Chelsea.
Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann has scored in just one of his last last 14 away appearances in the UEFA Champions League (v Napoli in February) – indeed, just 26% of his goals in the competition have been scored when playing away from home (6/23).
Although he is yet to score a UEFA Champions League goal in nine attempts in open play for Barcelona this season, Lionel Messi has scored a penalty in all three group stage matches. He is the first Barcelona player to score a penalty in three consecutive appearances since Ronaldinho in 2005, and could be the first player ever score a penalty in four consecutive appearances in the Champions League.
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