Barcelona faced Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League this evening in a do-or-die fixture at Camp Nou, and came away with an unspectacular but vitally important 1-0 victory.
Barcelona were bottom of Group E going into the game, yet to score a goal or win a point. They were a point behind Dynamo, four behind Benfica and six behind Bayern Munich.
Gerard Pique is the first Barcelona player not named Lionel Messi to score in the Champions League since December 2020…
Barca FINALLY have their first #UCL goal of the season 😅 pic.twitter.com/uNHVNiNtGH
— Goal (@goal) October 20, 2021
Domestically, things aren’t so hot right now either. They’re currently seventh in La Liga, a point behind Rayo Vallecano in sixth and two behind Osasuna, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and Real Madrid. They’re five short of league leaders Real Sociedad.
🚨 𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙇 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 !! 🚨#BarçaDynamo pic.twitter.com/VNacPdGIb1
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 20, 2021
Barcelona basically had to beat Dynamo to stand any chance of making it out of their group and into the last 16 of the Champions League, but the turnout at Camp Nou was poor to say the least – especially for a game of such titanic importance.
Nevertheless, Barcelona scored the crucial goal in the 37th minute through Gerard Pique. The Catalan centre-back was assisted by another of the old guard, Jordi Alba, who lifted the ball to the back post to enable Pique to score at the back post.
The attendance was literally very disappointing