Champions League round-up: Kylian Mbappe helps PSG sail past Milan, Barcelona edge Shakhtar to keep up perfect start

Another moment of magic from Kylian Mbappe and Randal Kolo Muani’s goal helped PSG beat toothless AC Milan 3-0 at the Parc des Princes to top Group F.

Mbappe broke the deadlock before half-time with a clever low shot, before Kolo Muani doubled the lead in the second half after fine play from their French team-mate Ousmane Dembele.

Lee Kang-in added a third for good measure in the final minute.

PSG got off to an aggressive start but were outnumbered in midfield and struggled to break free from Milan’s pressing play.

However, they managed to gain the upper hand in midfield once when Zaire-Emery pushed through and found Mbappe, who beat his defender and found the back of the net with a low shot into the corner after 32 minutes.

Dembele celebrated what he thought was his first goal for PSG shortly afterwards, but his attempt was disallowed due to a prior foul by Manuel Ugarte.

However, Dembele did not give up and set up Kolo Muani’s goal five minutes later when his shot was deflected by Milan keeper Mike Maignan into the path of his compatriot, who fired it into the empty net.

Milan threatened at times, especially through Christian Pulisic, but Gianluigi Donnarumma enjoyed a good day and also tipped in Rafael Leao’s effort to keep a clean sheet.

Mbappe had a few more chances but was denied twice by Maignan, who was at his best with two great saves.

Lee then scored his first PSG goal in the final minute when he connected on a cutback between Zaire and Emery as the France U21 midfielder put in a man-of-the-match performance.

Starlet Lopez strikes again as Barça beat Shakhtar

First-half goals from Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez helped Barcelona to a 2-1 win against Shakhtar to maintain their perfect start in Champions League Group H.

The locals dominated from the start, despite missing several key players due to injuries and suspensions, and they opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a Torres volley on the rebound after 20-year-old Lopez’s strike from close range hit the woodwork collided.

The goal was initially disallowed for an appearance of offside in the build-up, but a VAR check confirmed Lopez’s involvement was legal.

Without the injured Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Jules Kounde and Pedri, and with midfielder Gavi suspended for a red card in Barcelona’s win against FC Porto, manager Xavi Hernandez called up eight academy players, including Lopez, who is becoming a regular in the first team.

He caused all kinds of problems for Shakhtar and extended Barcelona’s lead in the 36th minute, unleashing a thunderous shot that deflected off the left post on its way in.

Barca then missed several chances to extend their lead, with Lopez hitting the post twice more and two goals disallowed by VAR for offside.

Shakhtar midfielder Georgiy Sudakov scored a neat finish on the counter in the 62nd minute to reduce the deficit, but Barcelona held on despite late pressure to secure their third win in three games.

Feyenoord is at the top of Group E after beating Lazio

Feyenoord defeated visitors Lazio 3-1 on Wednesday thanks to a double from Mexico’s Santiago Gimenez and a strike from Ramiz Zerrouki to move top of the Champions League Group E.

The champions could have taken the lead in the 25th minute when Gimenez’s effort was disallowed following a VAR review, but five minutes later he had another shot from Mats Wieffer’s pass that flew into the top corner of Ivan Provedel’s net .

Gimenez scored on his debut in Europe’s top club competition, becoming the second Mexican player to do so, after Edson Alvarez for Ajax against Lille in 2019.

Feyenoord, European champions in 1970, doubled their lead before half-time when midfielder Calvin Stengs cut inside to give Algerian international Zerrouki the lead.

Gimenez grabbed his second from a rebound of Quinten Timber’s shot in the 74th minute, but Lazio claimed a consolation when Marcos Lopez fouled Valentin Castellanos and Pedro Rodriguez converted the penalty seven minutes from time.

Forward Evanilson came off the bench to score a hat trick postage rallied from a goal down to beat the hosts Royal Antwerp Wednesday 4-1 in Group H.

Antwerp took the lead in the first half when Alhassan Yusuf smashed in a shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Porto were level after the break thanks to a deflected goal from Evanilson.

Porto hit the front when Stephen Eustaquio put his shot into the far corner of the net, before Evanilson completed his hat-trick with a volley and a sublime chip to score his third.

RB Leipzig strengthened their hold on second place in Group G with a 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade.

The hosts took the lead in the twelfth minute when Red Star lost possession in their own half and the Germans launched a quick five-touch passing move that ended when David Raum drilled home with his left foot for his first Champions League goal.