体坛英语新闻：Inter draw with Twente as Barcelona thrash Panathinaikos

Messi, having also hit the crossbar in the first half, spurned the chance to net his hat-trick in the 55th minute when his weak penalty was saved by Alexandros Tzorvas, but teed up Pedro and Daniel Alves for further goals.

A weakened Manchester United team could only draw 0-0 with Rangers in their opening Champions League tie as Antonio Valencia suffered what appeared to be a serious injury.

United made ten changes from the side that drew with Everton at the weekend and failed to carve out enough chances at Old Trafford when being frustrated with a defensive Rangers side.

Barcelona's David Villa (R) celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi after scoring against Panathinaikos during their Champions League Group D soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona September 14, 2010.

Midfielder Valencia was taken to hospital after suffering what appeared to be a broken leg in the second half following a challenge from Kirk Broadfoot. The Ecuadorian required oxygen on the pitch when he was carried off the pitch.

Tottenham's first ever Champions League game started superbly when an own goal from Petri Pasanen and a towering header from Peter Crouch put them 2-0 up against Bremen, but they were held to a 2-2 draw in Bremen.

The German side responded in four second-half minutes as Hugo Almeida and the excellent Marko Marin drew the hosts level. Almedia scored with a header after 43 minutes and Marin fired home a low effort soon after.

Benfica put their poor domestic form to one side as they opened their Champions League Group B campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Jorge Jesus' Portuguese champions have lost three of the opening four matches in the Liga but were on course when their Brazil defender Luisao scored after 21 minutes. Oscar Cardozo then added a second after 69 minutes to seal the points against a Hapoel side making their first appearance in the group stage.

Valencia started their Champions League Group C campaign with a thumping 4-0 away win in Turkey against Bursaspor.

Bursaspor beat Istanbul giants Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce to win their domestic title last season but had no answer against the Spanish Primera Division side. Facundo Costa and Aritz Aduriz scored in the first half and Pablo Hernandez and substitute Roberto Soldado added a deserved coat of gloss after the interval.