Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for Arsenal in their hotly contested Champions League opener against French Champions PSG in Paris.

Striker Edinson Cavani glanced PSG ahead after 42 seconds and should have had a hat-trick before half-time, firing wide after rounding David Ospina before slipping to fluff a simple finish.

Sanchez rifled in Arsenal's first shot on target with 13 minutes left to equalise an Alex Iwobi might have had a late winner before Arsenal's Olivier Giroud and PSG's Marco Verratti were sent off for an off-the-ball altercation.

Arsenal's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez (R) shoots during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between Paris-Saint-Germain vs Arsenal FC, on September 13, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.  / AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA        (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
Arsenal's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez (R) shoots during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between Paris-Saint-Germain vs Arsenal FC, on September 13, 2016 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images.

In Holland, PSV were out for revenge against last season's runners-up Atletico Madrid, who knocked them out on penalties in the Round of 16.

The home side was denied a penalty shout early in the first half and had the better run of play before Atletico midfielder Saul, famous for scoring that cracker against Bayern Munich in the semi-final last season, produced another moment of magic, volleying in a left-footed finish to put Atleti up 1-0.

The Spanish giants went on to close out the match to take home a gutsy three points in enemy territory.

Lionel Messi scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick as a rampant Barcelona inflicted a 7-0 thumping on Celtic at the Nou Camp, their heaviest ever European defeat.

The Argentine forward cracked in an early first goal in the Group C match before Celtic's Moussa Dembele had a penalty saved leading Messi to score his second in the half.

In the second half, Neymar's cracking free-kick sailed into the net, Andres Iniesta volleyed a fourth, Messi slid home the fifth and Suarez scored with a volley and then a side-footed finish to complete the resounding performance.
Full Results
PSV 0 Atletico Madrid 1 (Saul 43')
Basel (Steffen 80') 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 1 (Cafu 45')
Benfica (Cervi 12') 1 Besiktas 1 (Talisca 93')
Barcelona (Messi 3', 27' & 60', Neymar 50', Iniesta 59', Suarez 75' & 88') 7 Celtic 0
FC Bayern Munich (Lewandowski 28', Muller 47', Kimmich 53' & 60', Bernat 90') 5 FC Rostov 0
PSG (Cavani 1') 1 Arsenal 1 (Sanchez 77')
Dynamo Kyiv (Garmash 26') 1 Napoli 2 (Milik 36' & 47')
Manchester City vs Borussia Monchengladbach - Postponed tomorrow morning
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