Sport Braithwaite punishes Kiev and qualifies Barça

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Dynamo Kiev 0-4 FC Barcelona Goals: Dest (52nd), Braithwaite (57th, 70th) and Griezmann (90th + 2)

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If Barça needed Leo Messi to defeat Dynamo Kiev, it would be known. It is therefore deprived of the man who raised a billion Golden Balls that the Catalans rolled over a very sad Ukrainian team, itself deprived of its jewel Gerson Rodrigues.

Ronald Koeman therefore had to deal with his young forces to face Dynamo Kiev. Mircea Lucescu, wrapped in his scarf, was wrong to think that a blow was playable against the reshaped Barça. If the first period deserves to die in oblivion, the second allowed the visitors to raise their level of play. Very quickly, Koeman's men find the fault thanks to the young Sergiño Dest who, after having requested a one-two extended by Braithwaite, perfectly crosses his shot (0-1, 52nd). A handful of minutes later, Barça doubled the lead thanks to the untenable Martin Braithwaite who perfectly cut Mingueza's header at the far post from a corner (0-2, 57 '). The Dane will even go for his brace after being pushed in the back by Popov in the middle of the penalty area. The former Toulouse player himself transformed the penalty (0-3, 70th). Antoine Griezmann, freshly entered, will seal the victory of the Catalans in the last seconds of the game (0-4, 90th + 2).

Without being flamboyant, Barça win. And Martin Braithwaite is sending a message to all defenses in Europe.

Dynamo Kiev (4-3-3): Buschan - Kedziora, Zabarnyi, Mikolenko, Karavaiev (Popov, 59th) - Buyalskyy, Shepeliev, Garmash (Andriyevskiy, 60th) - Shaparenko (Lednev, 71st), Verbič, De Pena (Supriaha , 71st). Coach: Mircea Lucescu

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen - Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet (Alba, 64th), Firpo - Pjanić (Puig, 64th), Aleña, Coutinho (Griezmann, 64th) - Pedri (Fernandes , 73rd), Braithwaite, Trincão (De la Fuente, 83rd). Trainer: Ronald Koeman