The Champions League matchday two failed to disappoint with several upsets, high scoring games and plenty of drama. Here are five talking points from Tuesday and Wednesday’s fixtures.<\/p>\n
Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> against Manchester City<\/a> was the pick of Tuesday night’s matches, and it lived up to the billing.<\/p>\n Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye gave the hosts an eighth-minute lead in an electric first half but it was Lionel Messi’s first PSG goal 15 minutes from time that was the highlight.<\/p>\n Not only was it his first goal for Les Parisiens<\/em>, but it was also a typical Messi strike. The Argentine picked the ball up on the right, played a quick one-two with Kylian Mbappe before firing the ball past Ederson.<\/p>\n While City lost in Paris, Liverpool<\/a> were comfortable in Portugal. The Reds’ front three all had a share of the action with braces from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, while Sadio Mane also found the net.<\/p>\n It was a disciplined performance from Jurgen Klopp’s side, who stay top of Group B now on six points from two games.<\/p>\n Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol caused the shock of matchday one with a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk, but they topped that in style with victory in the Bernabeu against Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sheriff took a surprise lead in Spain but Los Blancos<\/em> levelled from the penalty spot through Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n However, the goal in the 89th minute was worthy of winning any match and midfielder Sebastian Thill will certainly be remembered for that strike for some time.<\/p>\n Real Madrid weren’t the only Spanish side to suffer a disappointing loss after Barcelona<\/a> went down 3-0 against Benfica.<\/p>\n Ronald Koeman’s side fell behind after just three minutes through Darwin Nu\u00f1oz. Rafa Silva added a second after the break before Nu\u00f1oz converted a third from the penalty spot. Defender Eric Garcia was also dismissed late on for Barca, who sit bottom of Group E with zero points.<\/p>\n While Max Allegri’s Juventus<\/a> may be struggling in Serie A, they have hit the ground running in the Champions League with two wins from two.<\/p>\n Juve won at Malmo on matchday one before a 1-0 win over Chelsea<\/a> on Champions League matchday two. The Blues dominated the first half but struggled to break down a resilient Juventus defence.<\/p>\n However, the Old Lady netted 11 seconds into the second half through Federico Chiesa and the game was beyond doubt, which left Chelsea without an answer.<\/p>\n Main Photo<\/p>\nLiverpool Comfortable in Portugal<\/h3>\n
Real Madrid Shot by the Sheriff<\/h3>\n
Further Woes for Barcelona<\/h3>\n
Back to Back Wins for Juventus in Europe<\/h3>\n