FC Dynamo Kyiv have lost against Manchester City FC in the Champions League round of 16 first leg – 1:3.

Those, who followed the White-Blues sparrings at the training camp in Spain, must have noticed that in this game Serhiy Rebrov used the same lineup that opposed Stromsgodset in the last training friendly.

Home side started the match actively and unleashed some shots from distance. Hart parried Yarmolenko’s effort from unpromising angle. Still eventually English side took the ball under control. 15 minutes into the game Aguero obtained the ball inside Dynamo penalty area after corner and hit the target. After that Kyivans started making lots of mistakes that resulted in Citizens’ counterattacks. Miguel substituted Harmash half an hour after the kick-off. Still 40 minutes into the game Silva used another Dynamo mistake and doubled the score.

After the break Kyivans’ play was better. Serhiy Rebrov’s men had real chances one of which turned into goal by Vitaliy Buialskyi. He hit the bottom corner from 22-meter distance. Still a minute before the time Yaya Toure scored visitors’ third goal with fabulous shot…

2015/16 Champions League. Round of 16. First leg.

24.02.2016. Kyiv. NSC Olimpiyskyi. 53,691

FC Dynamo Kyiv – Manchester City FC – 1:3 (0:2)

Dynamo: Shovkovskyi (c), Vida, Khacheridi, Dragovic, Danilo Silva (Makarenko, 66), Rybalka, Harmash (Miguel, 31), Buialskyi, Gonzalez, Yarmolenko, Teodorczyk (Moraes, 46).

Manchester City: Hart, Sagna, Clichy, Otamendi, Kompany (c), Fernando, Sterling, Silva, Fernandinho, Toure, Aguero (Iheanacho, 90+1).

Goals: Buialskyi (59) – Aguero (15), Silva (40), Toure (90).

On February 24 FC Dynamo Kyiv will host Manchester City FC at the NSC Olimpiyskyi in the Champions League round of 16 first leg.

FC Dynamo Kyiv

Champions League group stage position: 2^nd (3 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat, goal difference – 8:4)

Irreplaceable in the Champions League group stage: Aleksandar Dragovic, Yevhen Khacheridi, Serhiy Rybalka – 540 minutes played, Derlis Gonzalez, Junior Moraes – 6 appearances

Distance covered: Serhiy Rybalka (65 532 m), Aleksandar Dragovic (59 159 m), Yevhen Khacheridi (57 811 m)

Goalkeeper #1: Olexandr Shovkovskyi – 5 appearances (2 goals conceded)

Best striker: Andriy Yarmolenko – 2 goals

Best assistant: Derlis Gonzalez – 2 assists

Goals types: total – 8, from inside the box – 7, from outside the box – 1

Leader in number of shots on goal: Derlis Gonzalez (15 shots, 7 – on goal)

Leader in number of passes: Yevhen Khacheridi (353)

Leader in number of straight passes: Yevhen Khacheridi (353)

Best percentage of straight passes: Yevhen Khacheridi (92%)

Leader in number of low crosses: Andriy Yarmolenko (29)

Leaders in number of well-placed low crosses: Danilo Silva, Andriy Yarmolenko, Serhiy Rybalka (3 each)

Roughest player: Junior Moraes (13 fouls)

Free kicks earned: Junior Moraes (14)

Suspended: Vitorino Antunes

One step from suspension: Serhiy Rybalka, Danilo Silva, Vitaliy Buialskyi

Injured: Olexandr Rybka, Mykola Moroziuk, Serhiy Sydorchuk

Out of players’ list: Niko Kranjcar, Younes Belhanda, Artem Kravets

Added to players’ list: Artur Rudko, Nikita Korzun, Olexandr Yakovenko

Manchester City FC

Champions League group stage position: 1^st (4 wins, 2 draws, goal difference – 12:8)

Irreplaceable in the Champions League group stage: Joe Hart, Bacary Sagna, Nicolas Otamendi, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure – 6 appearances each

Distance covered: Fernandinho (60 048 m), Yaya Toure (58 829 m), Nicolas Otamendi (53 068 m)

Goalkeeper #1: Joe Hart – 6 appearances (8 goals conceded)

Best striker: Raheem Sterling – 3 goals

Best assistant: Wilfried Bony – 4 assists

Goals types: total – 12, from inside the box – 8, from outside the box – 1, from the spot – 1, own goals – 2

Leader in number of shots on goal: Raheem Sterling (19 shots, 11 – on goal)

Leader in number of passes: Yaya Toure (345)

Leader in number of straight passes: Yaya Toure (315, 91%)

Best percentage of straight passes: Martin Demichelis (97%, 120 straight passes)

Leader in number of low crosses: Kevin De Bruyne (37)

Leader in number of well-placed low crosses: Aleksandar Kolarov (11)

Roughest player: Fernandinho (19 fouls)

Free kicks earned: Raheem Sterling (9)

Suspended: –

One step from suspension: –

Injured: Bacary Sagna, Eliaquim Mangala, Jesus Navas, Kevin De Bruyne, Fabian Delph, Wilfried Bony

Out of players’ list: Samir Nasri

Added to players’ list: Kelechi Iheanacho

Champions League group stage statistics

Current state of affairs

FC Dynamo Kyiv five last sparrings:

07.02. FC Dynamo Kyiv – Suwon Samsung Bluewings – 1:0

10.02. FC Dynamo Kyiv – Malaga CF – 0:2

11.02. FC Dynamo Kyiv – SL Benfica Luanda – 2:0

14.02. FC Dynamo Kyiv – PFC Litex Lovech – 1:1

17.02. FC Dynamo Kyiv – Stromsgodset – 2:1

Manchester City FC five last fixtures:

30.01. Aston Villa FC – Manchester City FC – 0:4

02.02 Sunderland AFC – Manchester City FC – 0:1

06.02. ManchesterCity FC – Leicester City FC – 1:3

14.02. ManchesterCity FC – Tottenham Hotspur FC – 1:2

21.02. Chelsea FC – Manchester City FC – 5:1

Dynamo last match against this team in Kyiv

2010/11 Europa League. Round of 16. 1^st leg

10.03.2011. Kyiv. Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi. 16,200 spectators

FC Dynamo Kyiv – Manchester City FC – 2:0 (1:0)

Goals: Shevchenko (25), Husiev (77).