Madrid, Oct. 20 (BNA): Gerard Pique’s goal equaled a Champions League record for defenders and helped Barcelona beat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 on Wednesday to end their losing streak and return to position to advance to the European knockout stages. Competition.
Pique scored his 16th Champions League goal to seal the decisive win for Barcelona, which opened with a 3-0 losing streak to Bayern Munich and Benfica and was in danger of not making it past the group stage for the first time since 2000-01. AP reports.
The win put the Catalans in third place in Group E, two points ahead of Dinamo and one point behind Benfica, who host leaders Bayern later on Wednesday.
This is Barcelona’s second win in a row, after winning only once in six matches in all competitions.
He has been a loser in five consecutive Champions League matches, the longest winning streak since 1997. He has lost his last three Champions League matches at home in his worst consecutive streak ever in the European competition.
Pique opened the scoring with a single click from close range after a cross from Jordi Alba across the area in the 36th minute, joining former Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos as the highest-scoring defender in the Champions League. Pique had tied with former Real Madrid defenders Sergio Ramos and Ivan Helguera with 15 goals.
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