By Islam Masood

Wednesday, 08 November 2023 12:48 AM

Shakhtar vs Barcelona Barcelona lost 1-0 on Tuesday evening at the Volkspark Stadium in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage for the current season 2023-2024.

Shakhtar vs Barcelona match

Barcelona dominated possession and control in the first 45 minutes of the match.

But in the 40th minute, Danilo Segan succeeded in denying Ukrainian side Shakhtar an early goal with a superb header from Ter Stegen’s left into the Barcelona net.

In the second half, Shakhtar dared Barcelona to attack and threatened German Ter Stegen’s goal with more than one dangerous pass..

Shakhtar and Barcelona

Barcelona also made several attempts to reach Ukrainian target Shakhtar Donetsk, but the latter’s defense was spot-on and timed..

Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine scored a second goal against Barcelona in the 87th minute, but it was disallowed for offside..

With this result, Barcelona suffered their first defeat in the group stage in the Champions League, against Shakhtar, after 3 consecutive wins..

Barcelona top the Champions League Group H standings with 9 points, while Shakhtar are third with 6 points, behind second-placed Porto on goal difference, while Belgium’s Royal Antwerp is in last place with no points. ..