Paris, October 21
Manchester United got their Champions League campaign underway in emphatic style when Marcus Rashford’s late goal earned them a 2-1 victory at Paris St Germain on Tuesday, handing the French champions their first group-stage home defeat in 16 years. Rashford netted three minutes from time, 18 months after scoring the decisive goal in a 3-1 win at PSG that sent United into the quarterfinals after a 2-0 first-leg home defeat.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons as he guided 10-man Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Group G opener at the Camp Nou.
Messi netted from the penalty spot in the first half for his 116th career goal in the competition. Reuters
Champions league
Results (group stage)
- Barcelona bt Ferencvaros 5-1
- Man United bt Paris SG 2-1
- Juventus bt Kyiv 2-0
- Chelsea dr Sevilla 0-0
- Lazio bt Dortmund 3–1
- Leipzig bt Istanbul 2-0
- Rennes dr Krasnodar 1-1
- Brugge bt Zenit 2-1
