Messi nets hat-trick; Liverpool, Inter win

FE Team | Published: September 19, 2018 22:41:51

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrating after scoring during the UEFA Champions' League group B football match against PSV Eindhoven at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Tuesday — AFP

BARCELONA (Agencies): Lionel Messi scored a record eighth Champions League hat-trick as Barcelona kick-started their campaign with a 4-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven, although they had defender Samuel Umtiti sent off late in the second half on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, at Anfield, Mbappe mistake in stoppage time proved costly for his club, though.
A year after making it to the final, Liverpool showed it might be capable of challenging for the title once again by finding a way to tame Neymar and Mbappe for much of the game.
In another match, Inter Milan staged a late smash-and-grab raid as goals by skipper Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino secured a 2-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on their long-awaited return to the Champions League on Tuesday.