Must win to stay in!

Barcelona players sweat it out during a training session on the eve of their match against Dynamo Kiev yesterday. Pic/AFP

Barcelona will have to beat Dynamo Kiev to have any chance of reaching the knock-out stage of the Champions League, coach Ronald Koeman said on Tuesday.

After losing 0-3 to both Bayern Munich and Benfica, Barca sit bottom of Group E with two games against Kiev up next, the first at Camp Nou tonight. Barcelona last went out in the Champions League group stage 21 years ago. "Tomorrow [Wednesday] we are playing for our future in this Champions League," said Koeman.

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Ronald Koeman

"After losing two games, we have to win to have a chance of going through. There is no other option."

Koeman must decide whether to play Ansu Fati from the start against Kiev, with a Clasico against Real Madrid to come on Sunday. Fati has lifted the mood at the club since returning from 11 months out through injury.

There have been concerns the 18-year-old could leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, but Koeman said an agreement is now close.

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