Barcelona (AFP)

Numb and still feverish after the two routs that punctuated their entry into the competition, the Catalans were slow to enter their match on Wednesday night.

And it is the veteran Gerard Piqué, forgotten at the far post in the 37th minute, who resumed with the flat of the right foot a cross from his friend Jordi Alba to offer the victory to his family.

But this short success against an inferior opponent on paper is not enough to satisfy Barcelona fans and coach Ronald Koeman, who will have to quickly find solutions for the return matches of the C1 group stage ... and even before. , for the reception of Real Madrid during the first clasico of the season, Sunday.

It took a goal to warm the hearts of the 45,968 supporters present at Camp Nou on Wednesday evening, a modest attendance while all restrictions were lifted in the largest stadium in Europe (99,000 seats).

"We have no right to miss so many chances. We play our survival in the competition, and we lose ourselves in attack ...", lamented Koeman in a post-match press conference.

"It's hard to hear. Forwards need to understand each other better. In a game like today, a 3-0 or 4-0 would have been a normal result."

Barcelona's Gerard Pique, center, celebrated by his teammates after his Champions League goal in Group E against Dynamo Kiev at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 20, 2021. Josep LAGO AFP

Pique equals Roberto Carlos

"There is still something missing" at Barça, summarized the Romanian coach of Dynamo Kiev Mircea Lucescu at the final whistle.

After a very calm first period, punctuated by a few off-target heads from Sergiño Dest (2nd) and Luuk de Jong (18th, 36th), the Blaugrana fans only started singing and applauding for a minute. before the goal ... when Ansu Fati left the bench to go to the warm-up.

The Barcelona prodigy came on after the break in place of Luuk de Jong, as his teammate and friend Gavi (17 years and 76 days) became the second youngest player in Barca history to start a game of Champions League behind Fati against Borussia Dortmund in September 2019, at 16 years and 321 days.

Barcelona's Gerard Pique during the match between Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 20, 2021. Josep LAGO AFP

A stark contrast to the age of Catalan striker Gerard Pique, who became Barça's oldest scorer in C1 on Wednesday at 34 years and 260 days.

This goal allowed him to equal Roberto Carlos as the most prolific defender in the history of the Champions League, with 16 goals.

With this success, the Catalans put an end to three consecutive defeats at Camp Nou in C1, the worst series in their continental history, started by the 4-1 slap against Paris SG in the round of 16 first leg last February.

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