There were big wins for some of the UEFA Champions League group stage teams as the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain all made light work of domestic opposition.Liga champions Barça began their new season in blistering form, with Luis Suárez hitting a hat-trick and Lionel Messi registering twice in a 6-2 defeat of Betis. UEFA Europa League holders Sevilla also racked up half a dozen goals, downing Espanyol 6-4, before Gareth Bale scored two in Madrid's 3-0 victory at Real Sociedad.Robert Lewandowski hit the ground running as well with a hat-trick for Bayern in their 5-0 German Cup succ... UEFA.com - News
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How the play-off contenders fared at the weekend
København v APOEL• FCK 3-1 MidtjyllandThe Copenhagen side remain unbeaten in eight competitive games this season, coming from behind to win at home with efforts from Erik Johansson (65) and Youssef Toutouh (88) either side of Kian Hansen's own goal.• APOEL: No weekend gameDespite a late own goal in their favour, APOEL lost 2-1 to Apollon in the Cyprus Super Cup on 10 August, striker Vander admitting his side were "thinking of next Tuesday's Champions League qualifier" rather than the game at hand.Dinamo Zagreb v Salzburg• Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Inter ZaprešićThe Cr... UEFA.com - News
Lowes: “We had a difficult weekend, but we will learn”
Sam Lowes is forced to concede his championship lead after ending sixth in France, not quite able to get his bike to turn.