Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Barcelona: 1-0
Barcelona are not scared when they meet Shakhtar Donetsk on the fourth matchday of Champions League Group H. Even Barcelona lost the result of the game, "Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Barcelona: 1-0".
Shakhtar vs Barcelona takes place at Volksparkstadion, in Hamburg on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Kickoff is set for 6.45 p.m. CET local time in Germany. Xavi Hernandez's men trailed 1-0 at half-time through Danylo Sikan's goal.
Barcelona did not play more than half in the second half. Shakhtar was able to several times come close to extending the lead.
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There were no goals throughout the second half. Barcelona temporarily remains top of the table with nine points and Shakhtar is third with six.
The course of the match "Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Barcelona"
The visitors did dominate possession during the 10 minutes of the game. However, Shakhtar had a golden opportunity first in the 15th minute. Mykola Matvienko fired in from a tight angle, but the ball was cleared by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Until the game went 20 minutes, Barcelona had difficulty penetrating Shakhtar's penalty area. So far there have only been two touches of the ball from Barcelona in the opponent's penalty area.
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Shakhtar, although defending more, is quite dangerous when launching counterattacks. Several chances were present, but the ball launched into the penalty area often failed to be welcomed by the striker.
Shakhtar stunned Barcelona in the 40th minute. Danylo Sikan gave Shakhtar a 1-0 lead after welcoming Giorgi Gocholeishvili's pass with a header.
Barcelona failed to find a counter-goal in the remaining time of the first half. The score was 1-0 for Shakhtar until halftime.
Gocholeishvili almost brought Shakhtar to level early in the second half. He fired in the 47th minute from a tight angle, but the ball was still cleared by Ter Stegen.
Sikan came close to scoring a second goal for Shakhtar in the 56th minute. From a tight angle, his shot was blocked by Ter Stegen.
Barcelona could only give up an attempt that led to the goal in the 60th minute. Gavi's header was cleared by goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk.
Barcelona failed to get a counter-goal in the second half. That made them have to go home with a 0-1 defeat.
"Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Barcelona" lineup
Shakhtar: Riznyk; Gocholeishvili, Bondar, Matviyenko, Rakitskiy; Stepanenko, Newerton; Zubkov, Sudakov, Kryskiv; Sikan.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Cancelo, Araujo, Christensen, Alonso; Oriol Romeu, Guendogan, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Torres.