Match Reports: Barcelona 6-1 AS Roma

Bayern Munich, the Bavarian giants, are exhibiting a brilliant run of form this season which has helped them stay atop the Bundesliga table and also in qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League with a game in hand.

Lionel Messi (C) of FC Barcelona kicks the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Roma and FC Barcelona at Stadio Olimpico on September 16, 2015 in Rome, Italy.

The Argentine was sidelined for almost two months with a left knee injury, and though he entered the Clasico victory over rivals Real Madrid on Saturday, the Catalans were in need of a serious sign that Messi was back to lead them across all competitions. Luis Suarez opened the scoring for Barcelona, when he found the bottom left corner of the net off an assist by Dani Alves and managed to score once more just before the end of the first half.

“Messi has fitted back into the side, I saw Suarez pressuring after 92 minutes, Neymar pressuring and it is the same as we have been playing before”.

According to Mediaset Premium, the altercation took place as Roma were waiting for Edin Dzeko to complete his doping test before heading to the airport.

Currently, Roma are second in the group on goal difference with five points.

Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto faces another injury layoff after spraining an ankle in Tuesday’s 6-1 Champions League win over Roma.

Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Mueller and Kingsley Coman all netted for the Bavarians, who cruised to victory despite having Holger Badstuber sent off early in the second half.

Mesut Ozil headed the English Premiership side ahead and Alexis Sanchez then hit two.

Chelsea remained in the hunt to advance from Group G after easing past 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0.

Gary Cahill provided the opener on 20 minutes when keeper Predrag Rajkovic could only parry his header onto the post, before the Blues defender followed up with a tap-in.

At the Borisov Arena, BATE’s Mikhail Gordeichuk’s took the lead in the second minute, only for Admir Mehmedi to equalize in the 68th. They drew the Spanish champs in Italy in their previous match and they haven’t really been defeated.

The Peter Lim-owned team lost 0-2 away at Zenit St Petersburg and were leapfrogged by Ghent, thanks to Kalifa Coulibaly’s last-gasp goal which secured a 2-1 win over Group H bottom side Lyon.