Overview
- Barcelona defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in the Champions League Group H match, securing their third consecutive victory in the group stage and maintaining an unbeaten season.
- Goals from Fermin López and Ferran Torres led Barcelona to victory despite the absence of several key players due to injury and suspensions.
- Fermin López scored Barcelona's second goal and Ferran Torres scored the first, hitting a volley inside the area after López's shot hit the woodwork.
- Shakhtar pulled one goal back in the second half through Georgiy Sudakov, marking the first goal conceded by Barcelona in the Champions League this season.
- Barcelona is currently leading Group H with nine points, six points ahead of both Shakhtar and Porto.
- Barcelona's win marks their 200th in Europe's elite competition and brings them closer to securing their place in the knockout rounds.