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Rafinha replaced injured Lionel Messi by scoring the first goal to lead Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan's win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Chosen by manager Ernesto Valverde to replace Messi Early in the game, Rafinha recovered the ball to launch an attack in the 32nd minute, before ending by scoring on a pbad from Luis Suarez.
Jordi Alba scored a second goal seven minutes from the end.
Messi applauded the goals. in the stands of Camp Nou, the right arm in a sling, after breaking during a victory over Sevilla last weekend.
"We all had to step in as everyone, my players, our fans, our opponents, we had the absence of Messi in our minds," Valverde said. "We always play as a team and we have a recognizable style of play, but Messi gives us that touch of brilliance. We hope that he recovers quickly. I think everyone in the stadium has missed it. "
Indeed, before the kickoff, Barcelona fans chanted" Messi! Messi! "When the images of the club's top scorer appeared on the stadium screens.
Barcelona controls Group B with nine points after their third win in as many games. It was the first defeat of Inter with six points.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2, NAPOLI 2 Angel Di Maria saved Paris Saint-Germain with a superb equalizer in stoppage time to save a draw with visiting Napoli.
Di Maria put goaltender David Ospina in the upper left corner to save PSG. a second defeat in group C.
Despite equalization in the 93rd minute, the P.S.G. The Neymar star seemed frustrated with the result, leaving the field directly without shaking anyone's hand and without touching a plastic object. Belgian striker Dries Mertens scored at close range in the 77th minute in the 61st minute after Napoli defender Mario Rui scored a goal against his goal after a foul play by Marquinhos of PSG.
LIVERPOOL 4, RED STAR BELGRADE 0 Mohamed Salah scored in each half to lead Liverpool in front of the Red Star Belgrade, giving the Egyptian winger 50 goals in just 65 participations for the English club. [19659002] Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane also scored at Anfield, while the trio of attacks that fueled Liverpool's run to the Champions League final last season gave Red Star another big loss, after his 6-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain
Xherdan Shaqiri played a key role in the win by helping to organize two goals – at a party where he was whistled and booed every time he was receiving the ball. The jibes came from a few layers of the crowd and were presumably Red Star fans who, officially, at least, were supposed to be banned from attending the match as a punishment for causing trouble during the playoffs of the Serbian team in Salzburg in August [19659002] Shaqiri was born in Kosovo, the former Serbian province who declared his independence in 2008, but who plays for the Swiss national team. Serbia does not recognize the independence of Kosovo and relations between the two countries remain tense.
AT OTHER GAMES The first match of Thierry Henry in the Champions League, as manager of Monaco, ended in a 1-1 draw with the club host, Luuk … of Jong equalized in the 87th minute for PSV Eindhoven in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham … Borussia Dortmund is hurt at Atletico Madrid 4-0 … Porto beat Lokomotiv Moscow 3-1 … Schalke was the victim of a draw in Galatasaray.
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