Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Champions League matchday 3.
Team news
Barcelona
- Samuel Umtiti (lack of fitness), Ronald Araujo (thigh) and Philippe Coutinho (hamstring) are unavailable through injuries.
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen is expected to receive the medical all-clear on Wednesday.
Dynamo Kyiv
- The Ukrainian side are missing 9 players to coronavirus: goalkeepers Georgiy Bushchan and Denys Boyko; full-backs Vitaliy Mykolenko and Oleksandr Karavaev; midfielders Tudor Baluta, Mykola Shaparenko and Denys Garmash; and attackers Mikkel Duelund and Georgiy Tsitaishvili.
- Centre-back Mykyta Burda and left-back Volodymyr Kostevych are out injured.
- Finally, defensive midfielder Sergiy Sydorchuk is suspended.
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Probable line-ups
Barca XI: Neto; Dest, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Dembele, Messi, Fati; Griezmann.
Dynamo XI: Neshcheret; Kedziora, Popov, Shabanov, Zabarnyi; Shepelev, Andriyevskyi; Tsygankov, Lednev, Verbic; Supryaga.
Head-to-head record & other stats to know
- Barca and Dynamo have faced each other 8 times: 5 Blaugrana wins and 3 Kyiv wins.
- Last time they played against each other in the 2009-2010 group stage: Barca won 2-0 at home and 2-1 away thanks to the goals from Leo Messi (2), Xavi and Pedro.
- Dynamo are currently at the top of the Ukrainian league with 6 wins and 2 draws out of 8 games.
Predictions
SportsMole’s Ben Knapton: Barcelona 4-0 Dynamo
“Dynamo will be forced into a reshuffle following their coronavirus cluster, and 18-year-old Neshcheret is sure to be nervous at the prospect of facing Messi and co at the home of the Catalan powerhouses. We are backing Koeman’s men to record an emphatic victory on Wednesday evening.”
WhoScored’s Josh Wright: Barcelona 3-0 Dynamo
“Barcelona are in control of Group G after winning 2-0 away to Juventus last time out in the Champions League. This should be a relatively easy night’s work for them.
“With Dynamo Kyiv dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19, their chances of an upset diminish further. It will be a hard night’s work for the away side.”
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