<p class="title">Barcelona overcame the absence of an injured Lionel Messi to defeat Inter Milan 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Borussia Dortmund signalled their intent with a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool strolled past Red Star Belgrade, but Paris Saint-Germain needed a superb stoppage-time equaliser from Angel Di Maria to rescue a point at home to Napoli.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Barca collected a third win from three Group B outings as Rafinha, filling in for Messi after the Argentine star fractured his arm at the weekend, volleyed in the opener on 32 minutes at Camp Nou.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Philippe Coutinho rattled the crossbar in the second half before Jordi Alba sealed the points seven minutes from time to leave Barca on the brink of a spot in the last 16.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We needed to step up given the absence of Leo," Ernesto Valverde said. "It was in the head of us all."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bundesliga leaders Dortmund, who were missing in-form striker Paco Alcacer, delivered the performance of the evening as they handed last season's Europa League winners Atletico their heaviest defeat under Diego Simeone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Axel Witsel fired Dortmund ahead shortly before half-time at Signal Iduna Park, with substitute Raphael Guerreiro netting twice in the final quarter-hour either side of a goal by teenage England international Jadon Sancho.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dortmund top Group A with a maximum nine points, although Atletico still remain favourites to progress alongside them after Thierry Henry's Monaco and Club Brugge drew 1-1 in the other game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moussa Sylla raised hopes of Monaco ending an 11-match winless streak by opening the scoring just after the half-hour mark in Belgium, but Wesley struck for Brugge to secure a point.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At Anfield, Liverpool's front three of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane were all on target as Jurgen Klopp's team swept Serbian champions Red Star aside 4-0.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Firmino broke the deadlock on 20 minutes and Salah struck right before the interval.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Egyptian then converted a penalty just after the break to become the fastest Liverpool player to 50 goals, achieving the feat in just 65 games.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He missed out on the chance for a hat-trick as he was substituted before Mane missed a second spot-kick, although the Senegalese forward redeemed himself when he stabbed home a Daniel Sturridge cross.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool top Group C by two points from Napoli, who looked on course for an impressive win in France before Di Maria's late heroics in a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Carlo Ancelotti's visitors twice led through efforts from Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens, but having levelled once through an own goal by Mario Rui, PSG salvaged a point with Di Maria's marvellous curling 20-yard strike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tottenham's knockout phase hopes look bleak after conceding a costly late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at PSV Eindhoven.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hirving Lozano pounced on an error from Toby Alderweireld to put PSV in front on 30 minutes, but Lucas replied for Mauricio Pochettino's side.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Harry Kane nodded in from a Christian Eriksen cross to give Spurs the lead early in the second half, but Hugo Lloris was dismissed for a rash challenge on Lozano after an ill-advised sortie out of his area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">PSV skipper Luuk de Jong hooked a mishit shot past Lloris' replacement Michel Vorm on 87 minutes to leave Spurs five points adrift of second-place Inter in Group B.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Results: Group A:</strong></span> Club Brugge: 1 drew with Monaco: 1; Borussia Dortmund: 4 bt Atletico Madrid: 0.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Group B:</strong></span> PSV Eindhoven: 2 drew with Tottenham: 2; Barcelona: 2 bt Inter Milan: 0.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Group C:</strong></span> Paris Saint-Germain: 2 drew with Napoli: 2; Liverpool: 4 bt Red Star Belgrade: 0.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Group D:</strong></span> Lokomotiv Moscow: 1 lt to Porto: 3; Galatasaray: 0 drew with Schalke: 0.</p>
<p class="title">Barcelona overcame the absence of an injured Lionel Messi to defeat Inter Milan 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Borussia Dortmund signalled their intent with a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool strolled past Red Star Belgrade, but Paris Saint-Germain needed a superb stoppage-time equaliser from Angel Di Maria to rescue a point at home to Napoli.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Barca collected a third win from three Group B outings as Rafinha, filling in for Messi after the Argentine star fractured his arm at the weekend, volleyed in the opener on 32 minutes at Camp Nou.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Philippe Coutinho rattled the crossbar in the second half before Jordi Alba sealed the points seven minutes from time to leave Barca on the brink of a spot in the last 16.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We needed to step up given the absence of Leo," Ernesto Valverde said. "It was in the head of us all."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bundesliga leaders Dortmund, who were missing in-form striker Paco Alcacer, delivered the performance of the evening as they handed last season's Europa League winners Atletico their heaviest defeat under Diego Simeone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Axel Witsel fired Dortmund ahead shortly before half-time at Signal Iduna Park, with substitute Raphael Guerreiro netting twice in the final quarter-hour either side of a goal by teenage England international Jadon Sancho.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dortmund top Group A with a maximum nine points, although Atletico still remain favourites to progress alongside them after Thierry Henry's Monaco and Club Brugge drew 1-1 in the other game.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Moussa Sylla raised hopes of Monaco ending an 11-match winless streak by opening the scoring just after the half-hour mark in Belgium, but Wesley struck for Brugge to secure a point.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At Anfield, Liverpool's front three of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane were all on target as Jurgen Klopp's team swept Serbian champions Red Star aside 4-0.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Firmino broke the deadlock on 20 minutes and Salah struck right before the interval.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Egyptian then converted a penalty just after the break to become the fastest Liverpool player to 50 goals, achieving the feat in just 65 games.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He missed out on the chance for a hat-trick as he was substituted before Mane missed a second spot-kick, although the Senegalese forward redeemed himself when he stabbed home a Daniel Sturridge cross.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Liverpool top Group C by two points from Napoli, who looked on course for an impressive win in France before Di Maria's late heroics in a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Carlo Ancelotti's visitors twice led through efforts from Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens, but having levelled once through an own goal by Mario Rui, PSG salvaged a point with Di Maria's marvellous curling 20-yard strike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tottenham's knockout phase hopes look bleak after conceding a costly late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at PSV Eindhoven.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hirving Lozano pounced on an error from Toby Alderweireld to put PSV in front on 30 minutes, but Lucas replied for Mauricio Pochettino's side.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Harry Kane nodded in from a Christian Eriksen cross to give Spurs the lead early in the second half, but Hugo Lloris was dismissed for a rash challenge on Lozano after an ill-advised sortie out of his area.</p>.<p class="bodytext">PSV skipper Luuk de Jong hooked a mishit shot past Lloris' replacement Michel Vorm on 87 minutes to leave Spurs five points adrift of second-place Inter in Group B.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Results: Group A:</strong></span> Club Brugge: 1 drew with Monaco: 1; Borussia Dortmund: 4 bt Atletico Madrid: 0.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Group B:</strong></span> PSV Eindhoven: 2 drew with Tottenham: 2; Barcelona: 2 bt Inter Milan: 0.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Group C:</strong></span> Paris Saint-Germain: 2 drew with Napoli: 2; Liverpool: 4 bt Red Star Belgrade: 0.</p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Group D:</strong></span> Lokomotiv Moscow: 1 lt to Porto: 3; Galatasaray: 0 drew with Schalke: 0.</p>