CL round-up: Bayern hit five

Bayern Munich hit five goals without reply on a dramatic night of action as the Champions League group stage kicked off.

Robert Lewandowski’s penalty and a Thomas Muller strike put Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the ascendancy against Russian side Rostov before a second-half brace from Joshua Kimmich and a late Juan Bernat effort completed the 5-0 rout.

Bayern’s triumph puts them top of a tough-looking Group D, ahead of last season’s runners-up Atletico Madrid, who were 1-0 victors at PSV Eindhoven.

Saul Niguez’s acrobatic effort in the 43rd minute settled the contest in favour of Diego Simeone’s men, with PSV missing a controversially-awarded penalty moments later as Jan Oblak superbly kept out Andres Guardado’s spot-kick.

Atletico’s La Liga rivals Barcelona were another side in the goals, Lionel Messi hitting a hat-trick – his sixth career treble in the competition – in a 7-0 hammering of Celtic.

Luis Enrique’s men were stunned 2-1 by newly-promoted Alaves at the Nou Camp on Saturday, …

continue reading in source www.skysports.com