{"id":297173,"date":"2023-10-25T20:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297173"},"modified":"2023-10-25T20:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:24:36","slug":"barcelona-2-1-shakhtar-donetsk-home-side-survive-a-second-half-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/barcelona-2-1-shakhtar-donetsk-home-side-survive-a-second-half-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Home side survive a second-half scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez&#8217;s first-half goals see Spanish giants win third-straight Champions League Group H match&#8230; but they&#8217;re made to hold on after Heorhiy Sudakov&#8217;s strike<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Xavi&#8217;s young stars were dominant thanks to goals from Fermin Lopez and Torres\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But Shakhtar came out in the second-half with renewed fight and scored away\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shakhtar Donetsk gave Barcelona an almighty scare with a renewed fight in the second-half in Catalonia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ferran Torres opened the scoring for the home side before the half-hour mark, with Fermin Lopez giving the Blaugrana a two-goal cushion just minutes later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But despite a dominant showing for much of the match, a long-range strike from Heorhiy Sudakov put the Ukrainian team back in the hunt, and unleashed new energy in Marino Pusic&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Xavi\u00a0Hernandez&#8217;s players clung on, however, and secured all three points to top Group H.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona were in control from the first whistle, and although Lopez initially struck the post in side&#8217;s first clear-cut chance, Torres&#8217; leathered strike was eventually confirmed as the opener after a lengthy VAR check.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/19\/76996067-12671949-image-a-38_1698259423342.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona sealed the win at home against the Ukrainian side but had to battle a renewed force in the second-half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/20\/76998637-12671949-image-a-43_1698260417178.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Heorhiy Sudakov&#8217;s inspired strike came against the run of play but lit a fire inside the Ukraine side on Wednesday evening<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/19\/76995731-12671949-image-a-40_1698260394912.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fermin Lopez was a bright spark for Barcelona and deserved more than his solitary goal<\/p>\n<p>Lopez was in revelatory form for Barcelona, and after scoring the team&#8217;s second, almost netted a third after striking the post again in the second-half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pusic had spent just two days with his side in his new role ahead of matchday but delivered a team talk at half-time that must have inspired the team to attack with renewed force after the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buoyed up by the introduction of young forwards including Newerton Palmares and Kevin Kelsy, Shakhtar caught Barcelona&#8217;s young stars off-guard, gunning for the equaliser as the clock ran down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Captain Taras Stepanenko looked particularly keen to clinch a valuable draw on the road with two late chances &#8211; nine years after he scored his last Champions League goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Barcelona hunkered down and neutralised Ukrainian threat on home soil, leaving qualification for the knock-out stages for the first time since 2020 all but assured.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/20\/76995417-12671949-image-a-42_1698260407326.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ferran Torres dedicated his opening goal to his grandmother after it was confirmed by VAR<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/20\/76998623-12671949-image-a-41_1698260403574.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The striker later found himself on the wrong end of a challenge from Valeriy Bondar that saw the Ukrainian defender pick up a yellow card<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/20\/76998633-12671949-image-a-45_1698260432298.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shakhtar&#8217;s renewed late fight could see the repeat fixture finish much more closely next month<\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk: match facts<\/h3>\n<p><span>Barcelona: <\/span>Ter-Stegen, Alonso (Balde), Martinez (Christensen), Araujo, Cancelo, Gundogan, Romeu, Lopez (Casado), Felix (Guiu), Torres, Yamal<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used: <\/span>Pena, Astralaga, Cubarsi, Fort, Garrido<\/p>\n<p><span>Goals: <\/span>Torres (28&#8242;), Fermin Lopez (36&#8242;)<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked: <\/span>Torres<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Xavi Hernandez<\/p>\n<p><span>Shakhtar Donetsk: <\/span>Riznyk, Konoplia, Bondar, Matviyenko, Azarovi, Bondarenko, Stepanenko (Eguinaldo), Zubkov, Sudakov, Kryskiv (Newerton), Sikan (Kelsy)<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used: <\/span>Rubko, Gocholeishvili, Chygrynskiy, Rakitskyi, Ocheretko, Castilo, Shved, Nazaryna, Topalov<\/p>\n<p><span>Goals: <\/span>Sudakov (62&#8242;)<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked: <\/span>Kryskiv, Konoplia, Bondar<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Marino Pusic\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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