​Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Neymar excelled as a playmaker to lead Barcelona to a record-setting 7-0 win over Celtic in their Champions League Group C opener on Tuesday. The 7-0 victory surpassed Barcelona's biggest win in the Champions League to date, a 7-1 defeat of Bayer Leverkusen in 2012. Manchester United had the previous record of 12 consecutive home wins in the Champions League from 2006 to 2008. Last season's beaten finalist Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at PSV Eindhoven in the other group game.The goal by Saul Niguez came late in the first half. The match in Eindhoven was a repeat of last year's Champions League round of 16 clash that Atletico won on penalties in Madrid after both legs ended 0-0.

Source: CBC News September 13, 2016 23:03 UTC