BEVERLY HILLS, October 04, (THEWILL) – The second round of group games for the UEFA Champions League was completed on Wednesday with Brazilian maestro, Neymar and Lionel Messi being the stars as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Barcelona earned commanding wins.
Neymar, was at the heart of an imperial performance as PSG steamrolled Red Star Belgrade to earn their first points of the UCL season. The French league champions scored four goals in a one-sided first half to show the gulf in class.
Neymar dispatched an exquisite 25-yard free kick for the opener and doubled the lead two minutes later, finishing off a one-two pass exchange with teenage prodigy, Kylian Mbappe.
Edison Cavani’s deflected shot made it three while Angel di Maria added the fourth. The impressive Mbappe added the fifth, finishing off a slick team move for his 27th goal on his 50th appearance.
Although the visitors got a consolation goal through Marko Mari, Neymar had the final say just the same way he started- another free kick- for his 30th goal in Europe, equalling Kaka’s record for a Brazilian in the competition.
On his part, Messi scored twice to make it five UCL goals in two matches as he inspired Barcelona to a 4-2 win over Tottenham at Wembley.
See all results for second round of group games
Group A
Borussia Dortmund 3 – Monaco 0
Atletico Madrid 3 – Club Brugge 1
Group B
PSV Eindhoven 1 – Inter Milan 2
Tottenham Hotspur 2 – Barcelona
Group C
Paris Saint-Germain 6 – Red Star Belgrade
Napoli 1 – Liverpool 0
Group D
Lokomotiv Moscow 0 – Schalke 1
FC Porto 1 – Galatasaray 0
Group E
AEK Athens 2 – Benfica 3
Bayern Munich 1 – Ajax 1
Group F
Hoffenheim 1 – Manchester City 2
Lyon 2 – Shakhtar Donetsk 2
Group G
Roma 5 – Viktoria Plzen 0
CSKA Moscow 1 – Real Madrid 0
Group H
Juventus 3 – Young Boys 0
Manchester United 0 – Valencia 0
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