Barcelona suffered their first defeat in the Champions League this season after losing 0-1 to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the fourth round of the group stage. The Spanish club needed to secure their fourth win in a row to ensure their spot in the knockout round, but they failed to impress against a determined Shakhtar team. Danilo Sekan scored for Shakhtar in the 40th minute at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany, where the match was held due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This defeat marks Barcelona's failure to make it to the knockout stage for the first time since the 2020-2021 season, when they were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain.