Ronald Koeman with ‘b-team’ FC Barcelona to next round of Champions League | Football

sport">Without Lionel Messi, Frenkie de Jong and other players, Koeman joined – partly due to the many injuries – with a glorified b-team. He also put Antoine Griezmann on the couch, perhaps to spare him in view of the overcrowded program.

sport">FC Barcelona right winger Trincao went to the ground in the 34th minute and the VAR had to take a closer look. But no: no penalty for FC Barcelona. It remained 0-0 at half time, without too many opportunities for both teams.

sport">It was no less than Dest in the 52nd minute who put the Catalans 0-1 in Kiev. After a nice combination and nice pass from Martin Braithwaite, Dest could suddenly lay free: goal. It was the American’s first employment with the Catalan club.

sport">Four minutes later Braithwaite tapped the 0-2 after a corner at the far post. In the 68th minute, this same Braithwaite was pulled down within the box: penalty kick. From the dot, the Dane made it 0-3 himself. In injury time, substitute Griezmann also made it 0-4. The Dutch coach eventually played with four debutants over the entire game.

sport">After four duels, Koeman has the full booty in the group stage of the billion-dollar ball and has therefore easily qualified for the knock-out phase of the Champions League.

Juventus with their heels over the ditch to victory and the next round

sport">In the same group, Juventus, with Matthijs de Ligt in the basic team, defeated Ferencváros 2-1 at home. Cristiano Ronaldo equalized in the 35th minute after Myrto Uzuni’s Hungarian opening goal. It was the Portuguese’s 131st goal in the Champions League and his 749th in his career. In the extra time, substitute Álvaro Morata took care of the win and qualification.

sport">In Turin, Juventus fell behind in the 19th minute. Uzuni completed a counter with some luck. De Ligt, who had moved to the halfway line, was back too late to avoid a hit. Ronaldo equalized in the 35th minute with an effective swipe into the short corner. Juventus then seemed to have to settle for 1-1, but Morata still caused a cheer.

De Ligt is self-critical

sport">Matthijs de Ligt of Juventus did not close his eyes to reality after the late home win against Ferencváros (2-1). It was only in extra time that substitute Alvaro Morata took care of the win and thus the early qualification for the eighth finals in the Champions League. Juventus did not make a very strong impression against the Hungarian team, De Ligt also agreed.

sport">“It was a tough game for us, because Ferencváros offered a very good match,” said the Dutch international, who is now completely back after a shoulder injury. “They played very compact, which made it difficult for us to find the free man between the lines. Partly because of this, we were unable to enforce enough opportunities. ”

sport">De Ligt: “We have to show more pace and more guts. We have more than enough quality in-house for that. If you don’t, you make it too easy for the opponent. ”

sport">De Ligt also showed the necessary self-criticism. “I made a mistake when Ferencváros scored,” he admitted.

sport">His trainer Andrea Pirlo nevertheless praised De Ligt extensively. “His return is very important to us, as a player and as a leader. He is already a veteran at the age of 21. De Ligt makes us stronger in defense, but also better in building. We have really been waiting for his return. ”

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