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Barcelona open Champions League campaign with a win

Sep 14, 2016

Barcelona have opened their Champions League campaign with a 7-0 home victory over Celtic.

Lionel Messi grabbed a hat-trick, while Neymar, Andres Iniesta and Luis Suarez were also on the scoresheet.

The other Group C game between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach has been rescheduled to tomorrow morning, after it was called off because of torrential rain.

Elsewhere, Arsenal came from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw at PSG, thanks to an equalizer from Alexis Sanchez, while the other Group A match between Basel and Ludogorets also ended 1-1.

Bayern Munich hammered Russian side FC Rostov 5-0, while Group D rivals Atlético Madrid earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven.

And Napoli lead Group B, after beating Dynamo Kiev 2-1, while Benfica and Besiktas played out a 1-1 draw.