Excess possession of the ball, but little threat from the Barcelona side in Hamburg. In the occasional home base of Shakhtar Donetsk, Barcelona showed themselves dominant, without an end product.
Shakhtar Donetsk held on to his hedgehog position and also occasionally pushed back. The second attempt – the first was kicked straight into Ter Stegen’s chest – was also successful. Just before half time, Sikan headed in the goal of hope.
Because despite the insistence of substitute Lamine Yamal, the leader in the group could no longer balance the scoreboard. This also has major consequences for Antwerp’s European story.
Shakhtar has 6 points in group H. This makes even third place very difficult for The Great Old. In that case, Antwerp must beat the Ukrainians by 2 goals and also beat Barça.
It could easily be an expensive move that the Catalans drop.
