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Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons by leading 10-man Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Hungarian Ferencvaros in their first Group G match at Camp Nou on Tuesday. .
Messi scored from the penalty spot in the first half for his 116th career goal in the competition, before the spirited Ansu Fati added a second.
Philippe Coutinho scored another goal early in the second half, but Barça defender Gerard Piqué was sent off for obstructing Tokmac Nguen, leading to a penalty for the visitors by Igor Kharatin.
However, any thoughts of a dramatic comeback were nullified when 17-year-old Pedri scored his first goal for Barça after arriving from second-division Las Palmas at the start of the season, and Ousmane Dembélé added the fifth later.
Messi’s first-half penalty was his 116th goal in the Champions League
The Catalan side moves up Juventus on goal difference at the top of the group after the Italian champions won 2-0 away in Dynamo Kiev Earlier Tuesday thanks to a pair of classic goals from a furtive Álvaro Morata.
Juve manager Andrea Pirlo enjoyed his first win as a manager in Europe’s elite club competition, winning twice with AC Milan during his days as a midfielder.
A clever heel by Aaron Ramsey set Dejan Kulusevski ready, and while the Swedish winger’s shot was blocked, Morata was available to fire the rebound and the Spaniard then stole off his marker to shoot from close range in the 84th minute.
In the meantime, LazioCiro Immobile scored against his old club Borussia Dortmund in a 3-1 home win that marked their return to the Champions League group stage after a 13-year absence on Tuesday.
The second was credited as an own goal by goalkeeper Marwin Hitz, while substitute Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro scored the third when the Italians ignored his poor form in the new Serie A season to secure a winning start to their Group F campaign.
Dortmund’s Norwegian forward Erling Haaland maintained his prolific Champions League scoring form with a second-half goal to make it 2-1, but that would be the German club’s consolation.
Previously in Group F, Witch club made a perfect start as an injury time goal from Charles De Ketelaere gave them a 2-1 win in Zenit Saint Petersburg.
After a monotonous first half, Emmanuel Bonaventure put the visitors ahead in the 63rd minute when he swept on a rebound from two meters after Yaroslav Rakitskyy twice cleared De Ketelaere’s close-range efforts off the line.
Sebastian Driussi missed an excellent opportunity to equalize when he fired a shot over the bar from 10 meters before the hosts leveled on a rare own goal by visiting goalkeeper Ethan Horvath in the 74th minute.
Leipzig keep up with Man Utd
Angelino scored twice and RB Leipzig got off to a winning start
In Manchester United Group H, Angelino scored twice in four minutes to give RB Leipzig a 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.
The 23-year-old, on loan from Manchester City since January, became an accomplished center forward when he beautifully controlled a Kevin Kampl cross into the box with a good first touch, pivoted in place and shot to take the lead after 16 minutes.
He then completed a quick counterattack four minutes later after the visiting Turks lost possession in their own half.
Rennes marked their debut in the Champions League group stage with a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to the Russian team Krasnodar, conceding a draw moments after scoring.
Rennes’ long-awaited first goal in Europe’s elite competition came in the 56th minute of this Group E match, when striker Serhou Guirassy scored from the penalty spot after center Yegor Sorokin fouled winger Martin Terrier.
But the small Russian team leveled three minutes later when a long-range shot from left-back Cristian Ramírez passed Alfred Gomis at the near post.
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