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.
The 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.