ANSU FATI won Barcelona their first game since sacking Ronald Koeman with the youngster’s goal enough to beat Dynamo Kiev.
Dutchman Koeman was finally axed with the Spaniards sitting ninth in LaLiga, with former Barca defender Sergi Barjuan taking over as caretaker boss.
His reign started with a 1-1 home draw with Alaves but their fortunes were turned around in Europe.
Fati – who inherited Lionel Messi’s famous No10 jersey after the Argentine left for PSG – got Barca back to winning ways.
His strike with 20 minutes to go proved enough to settle the game, and it was one to remember.
Right-back Oscar Mingueza played a cross into the box and Mykola Shaparenko’s interception took the ball away from Ousmane Dembele.
Instead it fell to the path of teenage sensation Fati, who fired into the roof of the net, and then wheeled off in celebration.
The victory leaves Barcelona with six points in Group E, two more than third-place Benfica, who lost at Bayern Munich in the other group match.
Bayern have 12 points after winning all of their matches so far, while Dynamo are last with one point.
Barca have advanced to the knockout rounds of the Champions League every season since being eliminated in the group stage in 2000-01.
Fati, making his first Champions League start in nearly a year, scored his third goal of the season with his late winner.
Barca were without some key players due to injury, including striker Sergio Aguero, defender Sergino Dest and veteran Gerard Pique.
Aguero will be sidelined for at least three months because of a heart issue.
Midfielder Frenkie De Jong was back in the starting 11 after recovering from a muscle injury sustained in the 2-1 home loss against Real Madrid in October.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
