Barcelona were lucky to beat Dynamo Kyiv – Ronald Koeman

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku

Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman has said that the club were lucky to win their third Champions League game against Dynamo Kyiv.

He praised goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen as the hero of the match stating that the Spanish-German heroics also facilitated their win in the game.

The manager then warned his side that they must improve, despite picking up a 2-1 win. The Spanish giants were close to ending the match a draw after Lionel Messi penalty put Barcelona ahead early on and Gerard Piqué added a second after the break.

Koeman said he was happy with the win although, but was not satisfied with some part of the game.

“I am happy with the result, but I am not satisfied with some phases, we were lucky to have Ter Stegen,” he confessed. “I think we started the match well, quickly going 1-0 up, and then we had the second clear chance. From there, we lost control and they had a lot of good chances.

“We started the game well, making good opportunities to score. Anyway, then we suffered a lot. The game got a bit more nervous then. In the first half, we played well, but in the second it was stretched. We suffered.”