Barcelona were held at FC Rubin Kazan to a goalless draw while Inter Milan registered their maiden win over Dynamo Kyiv to go top in the UEFA Champions League Group F on Wednesday. In Russia, Rubin applied a defensive strategy and tried to be dangerous on the counter attack, but Barca's Carles Puyol prevented the home side from converting scoring opportunities on several occasions. Zlatan Ibrahimovic could have put Barcelona in front in the early minutes of the game, but his shot was denied by the post. In the second half, the Catalans failed to carve out worth-mentioning chances, with Rubin maintaining their defensive formation.
Elsewhere Andriy Shevchenko evoked memories of his glorious days by scoring a spectacular goal after 21 minutes with a long-range shot, to put Dynamo ahead. The Ukrainian outfit remained upfront till Diego Milito brought the score level four minutes from time when he poked home from inside the box. Wesley Sneijder stunned the hosts with one minute left and notched a killer and end the game in a 2-1 win for Jose Mourinho's men, thanks to his point-blank follow-up effort. Now Serie A giants Inter are on top of Group F with six points, one point ahead of Kazan and Barcelona who lie second and third respectively. Dynamo are languishing at the bottom with four points.