Barca took forward Joao Felix off hurt in the final stages, with another injury to add to a long list the last thing they need.
Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder #32 Fermin Lopez checks on Barcelona’s Portuguese forward #14 Joao Felix next to Slovak referee Ivan Kruzliak during the UEFA Champions League 1st round Group H football match between FC Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on October 25, 2023.
The former Manchester City player said he was ready to step up a level in an important week for the club, with Real Madrid visiting on Saturday.He started brightly and hammered home before the half-hour mark after Ilkay Gundogan sweetly teed up Lopez, whose effort came back off the upright. Lopez, who made his debut in August, rescued Barcelona a draw earlier this season at Real Mallorca and staked his claim for a start against Madrid with his best performance to date, in for the suspended Gavi.
Dmytro Riznyk had saved well from the midfielder early on but could do nothing about his goal, a cannonball strike, in off the post to shore up Barca’s position.Riznyk did well to save a Felix header early in the second half and was relieved to see the offside flag up against Torres as he clipped home after an hour.Joao Cancelo did not get back into position after yet another foray forward, and Oriol Romeu was left in the dust by Sudakov, who finished well at the near post.
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