The Group G encounter between Fenerbahçe SK and FC Dynamo Kyiv ended in a goalless draw. Both teams played attacking football and had an equal chance to win the game. Despite creating a number of promising opportunities against the hosts, Dynamo failed to take the lead.
Dynamo coach Yuriy Semin has repeated the 4-2-3-1 formation in the match. Moroccan defender Badr El Kaddouri was named in the match squad having served a one-match suspension on Matchday 1. Tiberiu Ghione held a midfielder role again for the injured Ayila Yussuf, while Ismaël Bangoura was a lone striker in front of Roman Eremenko, Olexandr Aliyev and Miloš Ninković.
Meanwhile, Group G contenders FC Porto lost 4-0 to Arsenal FC in London. Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor both scored a goal in each half against opponents. Thus, Arsène Wenger's men took all three points with an impressive 4-0 victory.
The UEFA Champions League 2008/2009. Group stage. Matchday 2
FENERBAHCE – DYNAMO – 0:0
Istanbul, Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Kick off 21.45
Referee: Thomas Einwaller; Assistant referees: Roland Heim, Norbert Schwab (all from Austria).
Fenerbahçe: Volkan Demirel, Diego Lugano, Roberto Carlos, Edu, Emre Belözoğlu (Uğur Boral, 86), Kazım Kazım, Alex – cap (Burak Yılmaz, 77), Daniel Güiza, Selçuk Şahin, Claudio Maldonado, Gökhan Gönül.
Dynamo: Bogush, Betão, Ghioane, Vukojević, Aliyev (Asatiani, 89), Bangoura (Shatskikh, 46), Eremenko, Diakhaté, Mykhalyk - cap, El Kaddouri (Nesmachnyy, 62), Ninković.
Booked: Roberto Carlos (40), Kazım Kazım (53), Selçuk Şahin (62) - El Kaddouri (35), Aliyev (68), Bogush (90+1).
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