Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev LIVE

Having suffered two Champions League league defeats in their opening two matches, Barcelona's hopes of progressing to the knockout phase hang in the balance, with a home victory against Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday of absolute importance. Dynamo aren't doing much better than the Catalans, although they have amassed at least one point, and are third in the group behind leaders Bayern Munich and second placed Benfica. Stay with us for build-up to Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev and then updates from the match itself.

Barcelona 0-0 Dynamo Kiev LIVE - Latest Updates

This is the start of our Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev live blog, with our updates from this Champions League night following on from here. As always, the entries nearest the top are the most recent ones.

16:35 BST: Barcelona's XI is here

Ronald Koeman has named a fairly strong line-up for tonight's match, which Barcelona need to win if they are to get back on track in the Champions League. There are impressive attacking options on the bench in Sergio Aguero, Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho.

Barcelona's starting line-up (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Oscar Mingueza, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Gavi; Sergino Dest, Luuk de Jong, Memphis Depay.

16:20 BST: Will Ansu Fati play against Dynamo Kiev?

The return of Ansu Fati has brought some hope back to Barcelona after a more than tough spell in LaLiga and in the Champions League, but whether he will play against Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday is not guaranteed. Coach Ronald Koeman wants to manage his minutes carefully having just returned from a long-term injury, and also with El Clasico coming up on Sunday.

"It's impossible for Ansu Fati to play three full games in seven days," Koeman said in his pre-match press conference. "He is a young player with a lot of quality, and one that stands for the future of this club."

15:35 BST: Where to watch Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev?

Fans in the USA can watch the match between Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev on a host of different channels: Paramount+, TUDN App, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN USA and UniMas. For those in the UK, the match will be shown on BT Sport.

15:00 BST: Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev - predicted line-ups

Ronald Koeman is still without Ousmane Dembele, Martin Braithwaite, Pedri and Ronald Araujo who remained sidelined due to injury, but there is a first Champions League squad selection for Sergio Aguero, who made his first appearance for the Blaugrana on Sunday against Valencia in a five-minute cameo.

Barcelona's predicted line-up: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie De Jong; Sergino Dest, Memphis Depay and Ansu Fati.

Dynamo Kiev's predicted line-up: Heorhiy Bushchan; Oleksandr Tymchyk, Illya Zabarnyi, Artem Shabanov, Vitaliy Mykolenko; Mykola Shaparenko, Serhiy Sydorchuk; Viktor Tsyhankov, Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Carlos de Pena; Denys Harmash.

13:00 BST: What time does Barcelona vs Dynamo Kiev start?

This Wednesday's Champions League match between Barcelona and Dynamo Kyiv kicks off at 18:45 CEST, the local time in Spain. For those living in the USA, you can tune in at 12:45 ET / 09:45 PT, and for those living in the UK you can tune in at 17:45 BST.

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