PSG 'jam' Barcelona 3-2
Barcelona
suffered their first defeat of the season as Paris St-Germain moved top
of Group F with a thrilling Champions League victory.
The visitors, who had not conceded all season
before arriving at Parc des Princes, fell behind when former Chelsea
defender David Luiz scored.
Lionel Messi grabbed an equaliser but Marco Verratti nodded in PSG's second.
Blaise Matuidi poked in a third and although Neymar reduced the deficit, Barcelona could not find an equaliser.
They pressed in the closing stages but found the PSG defence, led by the impressive Luiz, hard to break down.
Barcelona substitute Xavi Hernandez made Champions
League history by coming on for his 143rd appearance in the competition -
more than any other player.
Victory for the PSG, meanwhile, continued their
unbeaten start to the season and means they are now top of their group
with four points, one more than Barcelona.
In the group's other game, Apoel Nicosia shared a 1-1 draw with Dutch champions Ajax in Cyprus.
Lucas Anderson put Ajax ahead when he swept in
after Lasse Schone's shot was saved, but Apoel responded four minutes
later when Ricardo van Rhijn handled inside the area and Gustavo Manduca
netted the resultant penalty.
Elsewhere, two last-minute goals earned Group H leaders Porto a 2-2 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Alex Teixeira finished from close range early in
the second half to put Ukraine's Shakhtar ahead before Luiz Adriano
finished off a fine move to make it 2-0 with five minutes remaining.
However, Jackson Martinez converted a penalty before turning in Cristian Tello's cross at the near post to secure a point.
Belarusian side BATE move up to second in the standings after edging Athletic Bilbao 2-1.
Denis Polyakov tapped in the opener for the home side before Aleksandr Karnitski's deflected strike doubled their advantage.
Aritz Aduriz pulled one back for Bilbao on the
stroke of half-time, sliding a shot into the far corner, but it was to
be nothing more than a consolation.
In Group G, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ensured German side Schalke drew 1-1 at home to Maribor.
Damjan Bohar turned in Mitja Viler's cross to give
the Slovenians the lead, but Huntelaar struck early in the second half,
picking up a loose ball and driving home a low shot.
Maribor are second in the standings with two points
- the same as Schalke - while Chelsea top the group with four points
after a 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon.
Finally, Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to Roma in Group E, while Bayern Munich won 1-0 at CSKA Moscow.
Credit: BBC
Barcelona suffered their first
defeat of the season as Paris St-Germain moved top of Group F with a thrilling
Champions League victory.
The visitors, who had not conceded
all season before arriving at Parc des Princes, fell behind when former Chelsea
defender David Luiz scored.
Lionel Messi grabbed an equaliser
but Marco Verratti nodded in PSG's second.
Blaise Matuidi poked in a third and
although Neymar reduced the deficit, Barcelona could not find an equaliser.
They pressed in the closing stages
but found the PSG defence, led by the impressive Luiz, hard to break down.
Barcelona substitute Xavi Hernandez
made Champions League history by coming on for his 143rd appearance in the
competition - more than any other player.
Victory for the PSG, meanwhile,
continued their unbeaten start to the season and means they are now top of
their group with four points, one more than Barcelona.
In the group's other game, Apoel
Nicosia shared a 1-1 draw with Dutch champions Ajax in Cyprus.
Lucas Anderson put Ajax ahead when
he swept in after Lasse Schone's shot was saved, but Apoel responded four
minutes later when Ricardo van Rhijn handled inside the area and Gustavo
Manduca netted the resultant penalty.
Elsewhere, two last-minute goals
earned Group H leaders Porto a 2-2 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Alex Teixeira finished from close
range early in the second half to put Ukraine's Shakhtar ahead before Luiz
Adriano finished off a fine move to make it 2-0 with five minutes remaining.
However, Jackson Martinez converted
a penalty before turning in Cristian Tello's cross at the near post to secure a
point.
Belarusian side BATE move up to
second in the standings after edging Athletic Bilbao 2-1.
Denis Polyakov tapped in the opener
for the home side before Aleksandr Karnitski's deflected strike doubled their
advantage.
Aritz Aduriz pulled one back for
Bilbao on the stroke of half-time, sliding a shot into the far corner, but it
was to be nothing more than a consolation.
In Group G, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
ensured German side Schalke drew 1-1 at home to Maribor.
Damjan Bohar turned in Mitja Viler's
cross to give the Slovenians the lead, but Huntelaar struck early in the second
half, picking up a loose ball and driving home a low shot.
Maribor are second in the standings
with two points - the same as Schalke - while Chelsea top the group with four
points after a 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon.
Finally, Manchester City drew 1-1 at
home to Roma in Group E, while Bayern Munich won 1-0 at CSKA Moscow.
Credit: BBC
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