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Champions League: Youthful Barca take care of Dynamo to seal knockout place

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November 24, 2020 Barcelona's Martin Braithwaite in action with Dynamo Kyiv's Vitaliy Mykolenko. [REUTERS]

An inexperienced Barcelona side missing Lionel Messi and many other first-team regulars eventually cruised to a 4-0 win away to Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday to reach the Champions League knockout stages for the 17th consecutive season.

After a sluggish first half, the Catalans took the lead early in the second half as U.S international Sergino Dest completed a flowing move with a near-post finish, scoring his first goal for the club since joining from Ajax Amsterdam.

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