Champions League: Barcelona among perfect four, Neymar hits three

GROUP A Atletico Madrid 3-1 Club Brugge Antoine Griezmann, with the 8,000th UEFA Champions League goal, ensured Atletico moved on to six points. The Frenchman gave the hosts a 28th-minute lead and although a thunderbolt by Arnaut Groeneveld made it 1-1 at half-time, Griezmann scored again midway through the second half with the competition landmark goal. Koke added a last-gasp third. Boruussia Dortmund 3-0 Monaco Like Atletico, Dortmund now have maximum points while Monaco will take on Club Brugge next time with both teams having lost twice. Half-time substitute Jacob Bruun Larsen took six minutes to break the deadlock and not long after hitting the bar with a penalty, Paco Alcacer made it 2-0 to Dortmund. Marco Reus capped the win in stoppage time. GROUP B Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 Barcelona Barcelona turned on the style at Wembley to accelerate to six points and inflict Spurs’ second group defeat. Philippe Coutinho drove in an early opener and Ivan Rakitić’s brilliant finish made it 2-0 at the break. Harry Kane pulled one back but Lionel Messi, who had rattled the post, scored either side of Erik Lamela’s deflected effort. PSV Eindhoven 1-2 Internazionale Milano Inter joined Barcelona on two wins (and left PSV level with next opponents Spurs) after coming from behind. Pablo Rosario produced a superb opener for PSV but Radja Nainggolan equalised just before the break and Mauro Icardi won it in opportunist fashion on the hour mark. GROUP C Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 Crvena zvezda Neymar bagged a hat-trick including… [Read full story]