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Superstar Lionel Messi was not allowed to travel to the Champions League game of crisis-ridden FC Barcelona at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday.
The Dutch Barça coach Ronald Koeman assured on Monday that the Argentine professional footballer, like Frenkie de Jong, needed a break in view of the many games.
In the game against Kiev on Tuesday evening, the lack of the two top performers was noticeable.
In the first half, Barca had few scoring opportunities.
Only in the course of the game did the Catalans gain the upper hand.
Although they had 73 percent possession in the first half, there was no goal.
Instead, Kiev's De Pena attacked Barca's goalkeeper Per ter Stegen twice.
This fended off the balls very easily.
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From the 52nd minute, the goals fell.
First Sergino Dest scored a goal, five minutes later Oscar Mingueza extended a corner from Carles Alena to Martin Braithwaite.
This turned the 2-0.
In the 66th minute, Griezmann and Alba were exchanged by the bank.
Alba helped to make it 3-0 just seconds after being substituted on.
After a chip pass to Alena on to Braithwaite, it was a penalty.
Kiev's Denys Popov shoved Braithwaite, the Dane skillfully converting the penalty.
The Frenchman Antoine Griezmann converted the 4-0 for FC Barcelona with the help of Alba in stoppage time.