Barcelona relying on Ansu Fati to get them out of first gear

Barcelona relying on Ansu Fati to get them out of first gear

At long last, Barcelona have won a Champions League game this season.

La Blaugrana beat Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 on Wednesday night following back-to-back 3-0 defeats to Bayern Munich and Benfica.

Some would say that Ronald Koeman's boisterous Barcelona are finally on their way back. Not me, though, nor anyone who's watched them in the last couple of years.

Though the stats will say this is the most threatening Barça have looked all season (they made 2.42 expected goal) and they created plenty of clear-cut chances (five big chances and 12 in total), they were massively helped by a Dynamo side who seemed determined to boost the spirits of the subdued Camp Nou crowd.

For as much as Dynamo looked like they were trying to assist Barça, the home side looked flat despite those stats.

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