Messi hits century mark as Collum sends off Pique
Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition to lead ten-man Barcelona to a 3-1 victory at home to Olympiakos in the Champions League.
Messi hit the century mark in 122 European matches when he curled a free-kick over the wall in the 61st minute.
After Barcelona had gone ahead thanks to an own goal by Dimitris Nikolaou in the 18th minute, the hosts went a man down when scottish referee Willie Coll um sent off Gerard Pique for a second booking. However, Barcelona continued to outclass Olympiakos despite playing with ten men.
Messi also had a hand in Barca’s third, providing the pass for left-back Lucas Digne to score in the 64th. Nikolaou scored Olympiakos’ consolation goal in the 90th minute.
Meanwhile, in Celtic’s group, PSG won 4-0 at Anderlecht, where Edinson Cavani scored in his seventh Champions League match in succession.
Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Angel di Maria were also on target as PSG made it three victories in a row in the group.
Having scored 12 times so far, they are the only team in the competition yet to concede, while Anderlecht are still seeking their first goal and their first point.