After two hard losses in the first two rounds of the Champions League, Barcelona came back to life last night (Wednesday) thanks to a close victory over Dynamo Kiev.
A goal by Gerard Pique, four days before the home Clasico against Real Madrid, gave the Catalans peace and kept the chance to advance to the quarterfinals.
"We know what Jerry's power is in the open. In the funds he is always terrible, but as a kid he loved to come up and play as a striker, so he has a good ending," said Pique's friend Jordi Alba.
"We played well, especially in the first half, but we could and should have taken advantage of our situations to 'kill' the game," the veteran left-back added.
Pika in a frenzy, last night at Camp Nou, Photo: Getty Images
Barça coach Ronald Koeman analyzed and said: "A game like this should have ended 3 or 0: 4. When you have poor quality strikers, you can not demand a good finish from them. But our strikers are in the top and it is their job to decide games like tonight's. This victory "Keeps us alive in the Champions League and thanks to him everything is still possible, but we had to decide the game better than we did. It's easier to prepare for the Clasico after a win and not a loss."
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The great news for Barça fans came about two hours after the game when the Blaugrana announced that Anso Patti had officially signed a contract extension and will remain at the club until 2027. Similar to the contract signed earlier this week with Pedry, Patti's new release clause will stand at a billion euros.