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Regular captain Lionel Messi was rested by Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman after spending a busy time on the international schedule. At the same time, Frankie de Young, another regular face, was left off the roster. However, as the game was in the opposite field, there was a bit of pressure on Barcelona.
Although Martin Brathwaite and Antonio Griezmann did not understand it on the field. Without Messi, Barcelona came back from a 4-0 win over Dynamo Kiev. The Spanish club also confirmed their place in the play-offs with this goal in just 40 minutes.
Despite losing the Spanish league this season, Barcelona have maintained their consistency in the UEFA Champions League. The Catalans are the first team to secure a ticket to the knockout phase with a total of 12 points from four consecutive victories in Group G. Juventus, which scored 9 points from 4 games, have also been eliminated from the same group.
Barcelona completely dominated despite playing for the Dynamo on Tuesday night. The club controlled the ball 80% of the time. Barcelona have attacked at least 18 times against 6 attacks by Dynamo. Koeman’s disciples didn’t give the Dynamo a chance at orderly football.
However, the Spanish club did not see the goal in the first half. The advantage of the game was not much in the first 45 minutes. In these 45 minutes of the first half, Barcelona kept the ball standing for at least 34 minutes but did not create any clear opportunities. Trinkao, Kautinhora couldn’t break through the dynamo’s solid defense.
The first goal came in the 52nd minute of the second half, already off the feet of defender Sergei Dest. Brathwaite receives the extended ball from Pedri in the D-box. He presented it for the purpose of Dest. The American defender scored his first goal in the Barcelona shirt with a right-footed shot with his right foot.
After breaking the goal block, Barça did not have to look back. Brathwaite scored the second goal in five minutes. The corner ball was headed by Minguez García, who had an occasion in the main team of team B. Brathwaite surrounded him and wrapped him in a net through a slide.
Brathwaite was fouled in the D-box during the 60th minute of the match. The referee awards the penalty. Although Griezmann was on the field, Brathwaite took the penalty and made the score 3-0. Griezmann faced Haley in the second minute of extra time before the end of the game.
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