Andres Iniesta has Barcelona off to a perfect start at the Camp Nou was an assured finish past Andriy Pyatov. Barely had the match begun before an attempted surge into the box by Lionel Messi was cut out by the massed Shaktar Donetsk defence only to be deflected straight back to Iniesta, who found himself all alone in the six yard box with only the goalkeeper to beat. He was never going to miss, despite a despairing attempt at a save from a helpless Pyatov.
FC Barcelona Vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Andres Iniesta Makes It 1-0 Barcelona
It’s not all gone Barcelona’s way, though - Shakhtar were denied a decent penalty shout within the first few seconds of the match when Luiz Adriano was bundled over by Sergio Busquets after making a strong run into Victor Valdes’ penalty area. Craig Thompson saw nothing particularly wrong with the challenge though, so play went on and Iniesta notched his goal shortly thereafter. Much like Tottenham against Real Madrid on Tuesday, though, going down early isn’t the end of the world - Shakhtar only really need an away goal to go home happy.
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