*Messi on scorer’s sheet as PSG beat RB Leipzig
Mohamed Salah continued his superb goalscoring form as Liverpool made it three wins out of three in the group stage of the Champions League as they beat Spanish champions Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a game of constant drama.
In a frantic, fantastic match in the Spanish capital between sides that were dazzling in attack but vulnerable at the back, the Reds saw an early two-goal lead wiped out by Antoine Griezmann’s double.
The France forward was then shown a straight red card early in the second half, allowing the visitors to reassert their authority and snatch a big win through Salah’s well-taken penalty, awarded for a clumsy barge on Diogo Jota by Mario Hermoso.
Jota almost turned villain, though, as his challenge on Jose Maria Gimenez resulted in a penalty being awarded – only for the referee to change his mind after being encouraged to view the incident on the pitchside monitor.
Earlier, Salah had given the Reds the lead when his low finish at the end of a weaving run found the net off the toe of James Milner before Naby Keita’s brilliant volley doubled it.
Elsewhere,Lionel Messi scored twice as Paris St-Germain came from behind to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 in the Champions League.
Kylian Mbappe put the hosts ahead, slamming into the bottom corner on the counter-attack.
But Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele scored from Angelino crosses to put the German side ahead.
Messi had a shot tipped onto the post and tapped the rebound into an empty net – and then scored a Panenka penalty to win the game.
PSG won a penalty deep into injury time, but instead of Messi stepping up for a hat-trick, Mbappe took it instead – and skied it over the bar.
RESULTS
C’Brugge 1-5 Man City
PSG 3-2 RB Leipzig
Atletico 2-3 Liverpool
FC Porto 1-0 AC Milan
Besiktas 1-4 Sporting CP
Ajax 4-0 Dortmund
Inter 3-1 FC Sheriff
Shakhtar 0-5 R’Madrid
TODAY
Barca v Dynamo Kyiv
Benfica v B’Munich
Man Utd v Atalanta
Young Boys v Villarreal
Salzburg v Wolfsburg
Lille v Sevilla
Chelsea v Malmoe
Zenit v Juventus
EUROPA
Celtic 2-0 Ferencvaros
TODAY
S’ Moscow v Leicester
