LONDON (Reuters):The world's best player lit up the opening night of the ChampionsLeague for Barcelona but holders Inter Milan and Manchester Unitedendured less than sparkling starts on Tuesday.Lionel Messi, as he did last season, treated Europe's blue ribandclub competition as his personal playground, scoring twice beforemissing a penalty as Barcelona recovered from an early shock to thrashPanathinaikos 5-1 at the Nou Camp.The Argentine bagged eight goals in the competition last season andjudging by his display against an overwhelmed Greek side he will beaiming for double figures again, as Barca set about trying to reclaimthe trophy.Messi would have celebrated a hat-trick but for the second-halfpenalty save, while he also rattled the goal frame before half-time.David Villa, Pedro and Dani Alves also found the net for the Catalans.Diego Milito was not far behind Messi in the goal charts last seasonbut he scored at the wrong end as Inter were given a scare by Dutchdebutants Twente Enschede.His own-goal put Inter 2-1 behind before halftime but Samuel Eto'o spared his blushes with an equaliser in a 2-2 draw.The other game in Group A also ended 2-2, Tottenham Hotspur wastinga two-goal lead against Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on their firstappearance in the European Cup since 1962.A much-changed Manchester United could find no way past obdurateScottish visitors Rangers in Group C, drawing 0-0 in a gameovershadowed by a serious ankle injury to Antonio Valencia.Turkish side Bursaspor were given a baptism of fire against Valencia, losing 4-0 at home in Group C's other game.In Group B, Benfica and Olympique Lyon both started with victories.Benfica beat Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-0 and Lyon scraped a 1-0 winover Schalke 04, who played the entire second half with 10 men afterBenedikt Hoewedes was sent off.Russian champions Rubin Kazan, who stunned Barcelona last season andwill face them again later in Group D, were beaten 1-0 by FC Copenhagen.

الموضوعالأصلي : ميسي MESSI  المصدر : منتديات شريوف  الكاتب:  أبن شريوف