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Lionel Messi appeared to put Barcelona on its way to an easy win in his club record 506th league appearance in Spain.

PSG striker Kylian Mbappe helped his side's supporters forget the absence of Neymar and Angel Di Maria with a hat-trick that left Barca needing to score four goals in the return leg to highlight the club's recent decline.

The match, which was Liverpool's away leg, was played at Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary due to Covid-19 restrictions in Germany.

"After analysis of clinical exams and scans, it is expected that he'll be out for around four weeks depending on the evolution of the injury," the capital club said in a statement on Thursday.

Messi's late goal secured a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Levante on Sunday to end a two-game losing skid for Barcelona.

Mbappe scored from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute against Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday, giving his side a three-goal lead at half-time after Neymar had already scored a brace.

"I thought Billy was outstanding. The way he played today and how he trains, I see him growing with us. He's going to be a Chelsea player so it's just about making sure the pathway is right for him," the club's official website quoted Lampard as saying.

"Always great to return to Spain and to Catalunya, always hard to play in Camp Nou against one of the best teams I ever faced. Today we were a team of Champions! A true, strong and united family!

The team didn't lose its discipline, its energy or the control of the ball. We played a good match and deserved to win, the club's official website quoted Tuchel as saying.

The midfielder was sent off in the 70th minute for a second yellow card after his challenge on former United midfielder Ander Herrera just after United had gone 2-1 down when Marquinhos scored.

Juventus remained second in Group G, three points behind Barcelona after the Catalan club won 3-0 at Ferencváros.

Liverpool were without a host of key players for the visit of Ajax to Anfield in Group D, with 22-year-old Irishman Caoimhin Kelleher starting in goal in the absence of Alisson

We defended like crazy, and it's true we lost a lot of ball, but I also know what condition we're in physically. A lot of the players lack rhythm, conditioning, the players are physically and mentally tired and a lot of them aren't used to playing these types of games with us

"It's a perfect day, I'm very happy to score my first goal, the team has played very well and I think we have done a great job," Goal.com quoted Dest as saying.

Ronaldo scored one goal in the match to bring up his 70th home goal in the Champions League, a record haul he now shares with Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Goal.com reported.

Neymar had returned to action in Paris Saint-Germain's shock 3-2 loss to Monaco on Friday (local time).

Rashford's late goal earned United a 2-1 victory away to Paris Saint-Germain last week and at Old Trafford the England striker came on as a second-half substitute and scored three times

Barcelona are top of Group G with six points after two games with Juventus on three. The reverse fixture takes place at the Camp Nou on December 8.

Liverpool and Manchester City also made it six points out of a possible six in Europe this season, after Bayern needed a late Joshua Kimmich strike to claim a 2-1 win at Lokomotiv Moscow in Group A.

"I've got a lot to learn from Pep Guardiola, in the way he pressures referees, talks to opposition players and opposition dugout. He's a fantastic example. I have to learn this. We were angels compared to the other dugout,"