Shakhtar Donetsk beat Spanish side Barcelona 1-0 in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage yesterday, bringing their total number of victories over the Catalan club to three.
"Dynamo vs Barcelona - 3:0. Champions League-1997/98The Pitmen had previously defeated Barça in 2004 (2-0 at home) and 2008 (2-1 away). In total, the teams have played 11 head-to-head matches: 7 wins for Barcelona, 1 draw, 3 wins for Shakhtar.
"In terms of the number of wins over Barcelona, Shakhtar are now equal to Dynamo Kyiv, who also defeated the Spanish grandee three times in their history: in 1993 (3-1 at home) and twice in 1997 (3-0 at home, 4-0 away). In total, Kyiv and Catalans have played 14 matches in history: 10 wins for Barcelona, 1 draw, 3 wins for Dynamo.
