GENEVA — Lionel Messi and Neymar put on separate masterclasses in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Mohamed Salah lacked the spark to lift Liverpool. Barcelona’s impressive display extended the team’s perfect record at England’s national stadium — four wins spread across 26 years, including the Messi-inspired 2011 Champions League final victory. Now both North London rivals, Arsenal and Tottenham, have been beaten there by Barcelona in Champions League group-stage games. STAR POWERNeymar followed Paulo Dybala of Juventus and Roma’s Edin Dzeko in scoring a Champions League hat trick this week. Alcacer scored minutes after missing a penalty kick which struck the crossbar.

Source: National Post October 03, 2018 22:30 UTC