Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine, will be a guest in Barcelona, Spain, in
the third round of Group G of the Champions League, in the
absence of 13 players, including nine due to their infection with
the new Corona virus.
“Due to the positive results of + Covid-19 +, a number of
players will not be able to help the team in Barcelona,” Dynamo
Kyiv said in a statement.
The Ukrainian club mentioned the names of the players who
tested positive, including goalkeepers Heyurhe Buchan and
Denis Boyko, defenders Vitaly Mikulenko and Alexander
Karavayev and midfielder Mykola Shaparenko.
Also absent from the team are captain Serhiy Sidorshuk due to
suspension due to receiving a red card, and the trio Mikita
Borda, Alexander Temchik, and Volodymyr Kostevic due to injury.
Dynamo Kyiv is playing the third-round match, with one point
in its balance, which was won by a draw last week against its
Hungarian host Ferencvaros 2-2, after he started his career by
losing at home to Juventus, Italy, 0-2.
Ukraine has recorded more than 400,000 cases of coronavirus,
while the number of deaths has reached 7,375 so far, according
to data published Monday by the Ministry of Health.