Messi magic sees off Juve

Lionel Messi summoned another mesmerising performance as Barcelona breezed to a 3-0 win over Juventus in their Champions League Group D opener at the Nou Camp last night.

Messi scored twice and set up his side’s second for Ivan Rakitic as Ernesto Valverde’s men capitalised on some dismal defending by the visitors to claim some degree of revenge for last season’s quarter-final loss.

Elsewhere Olympiakos went down 3-2 against Sporting Lisbon in Piraeus, with the Portuguese side holding on after a late double from Pardo.