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European Champions League

APOEL Nicosia 0 - Barcelona 4

APOEL: Urko Pardo; Mario Sergio, Carlao, Joao Guilherme, Antoniades; Tiago Gomes, Morais, Vinicius (Djebbour 74’), Aloneftis (Efrem 46‘); Manduca (De Vincenti 63‘), Sheridan. 4-4-2.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Dani Alves, Marc Bartra, Piqué, Jordi Alba (Adriano 62‘); Rakitic (Xavi 62’), Mascherano, Rafinha; Messi, Luis Suárez (Busquets 77‘), Pedro. 4-3-3.

Goals:
0-1. 27. Luis Suárez. Picked up Messi pass and turned past marker to score.
0-2. 36. Messi. Stuck out foot to deflect Rafinha shot wide of Urko Pardo.
0-3. 58. Messi. Collected Alves pass and turned shot past keeper inside post.
0-4. 87. Messi. Poked right foot shot past Pardo after Pedro crossed from left.

A comfortable 0-4 victory for Barcelona at APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday evening, although Luis Enrique’s side stay in second spot in their group after leaders Paris Saint Germain also won. For the second time in four days Leo Messi scored a hat-trick and broke an all-time record, this time passing Raúl’s 71 goals in the Champions League. Messi and Luis Suárez both brought good saves out of Spanish keeper Urko Pardo before Messi slipped the ball through for Suárez to turn past his marker and score, the Uruguayan striker’s first goal for his new team. Messi made it two shortly before half time when he deflected a wayward shot by Rafinha in to the net, thereby breaking Raúl’s record, and Suárez, Pedro and Rakitic all went close either side of the break. With just under an hour on the clock Messi picked up a Dani Alves through ball before turning a shot past Pardo, and after Rafinha and then Guilherme were sent off for second bookable offences, the little man rode the offside trap to wait for Pedro to turn back a Mascherano pass for him to score his own third and his team’s fourth. Barça need to beat PSG though in their last group game in a fortnight’s time to ensure top spot of their group.