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Rafinha filled in for the injured Lionel Messi by scoring the opening goal to lead Barcelona to a 2-0 win over visiting Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Chosen by Manager Ernesto Valverde to take Messi's place in the starting lineup, Rafinha recovered the ball to start an attack in the 32nd minute, then finished it off by Luis Suarez.
Jordi Alba provided a second goal with seven minutes remaining.
Messi cheered the goals from the booths at Camp Nou, his right arm in a sling after fracturing it in a win over Sevilla last weekend.
"We've had to step up everyone, my players, our fans, our adversaries, we've had Messi's absence on our minds," Valverde said. "We always play as a team, and we have a recognizable playing style, but Messi gives us that touch of brilliance. We hope he recovers quickly. I think everyone at the stadium missed him. "
Indeed, before kickoff Barcelona fans chanted "Messi! Messi! "When images of the club's all-time leading scorer appeared on stadium screens.
Barcelona controls Group B with nine points after its third win in many matches. It was the first loss for Inter, which was left with six points.
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2, NAPOLI 2 Angel Di Maria rescued Paris Saint-Germain with a superb equalizer in stoppage time to salvage a draw with visiting Napoli.
Di Maria curled the ball past goalkeeper David Ospina in the top left corner to spare P.S.G. a second loss in Group C.
Despite the 93rd-minute equalizer, the P.S.G. Neymar star frustrated with the result, marching straight up the field without shaking anybody's hands and kicking a plastic object.
Forward Lorenzo Insignia put Napoli ahead in the 29th minute with a cool finish, and P.S.G. When it's time to fight Mario Rui scored an own goal.
The Belgian forward Dries Mertens scored by P.G.'s Marquinhos, who failed to deal with a ball in the penalty area.
LIVERPOOL 4, RED STAR BELGRADE 0 Mohamed Salah scored in each half to lead Liverpool past Red Star Belgrade, giving the Egyptian winger 50 goals in just 65 appearances for the English club.
Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane also at the Battle of the World Champions League in the last season of the season. the competition.
Xherdan Shaqiri played a key role in the win – helping to set up two of the goals. The stars have been presumed to be at least one of the two, and have been presumed to be at least two of the most prominent of the two.
Shaqiri was born in Kosovo, the former Serbian province in 2008, but plays for Switzerland's national team. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo's independence, and relations between the two countries.
IN OTHER GAMES Thierry Henry's first Champions League match as Monaco manager finished in a 1-1 draw with host Club Brugge … Luuk de Jong scored an 87th-minute equalizer for PSV Eindhoven in a 2-2 draw with visiting Tottenham … Borussia Dortmund thrashed visiting Atlético Madrid, 4-0 … Porto defeated Lokomotiv Moscow, 3-1 … Schalke was held to a scoreless draw by host Galatasaray.
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