Football news - Haaland stars with hat-trick for Salzburg, Barca held by Dortmund
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Updated 18/09/2019 at 17:56 GMT
RB Salzburg thrash Genk 6-2 thanks to a Erling Braut Haaland hat-trick, while 16-year-old Ansu Fati started in Barcelona's goalless draw with Borussia Dortmund.
Erling Braut Haland of RB Leipzig celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with team mates during the UEFA Champions League group E match between RB Salzburg and KRC Genk at Red Bull Arena on September 17, 2019 in Salzburg, Austria.
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The 19-year-old Norwegian scored a sensational hat-trick on Tuesday as Salzburg brushed aside Genk.
Hwang Hee-Chan, Domink Szoboszlai and Andreas Ulmer also all got on the scoresheet for the hosts.
Haaland, who is the son of former Leeds and Manchester City player Alf-Inge Haaland, is the third-youngest player to score a Champions League hat trick after Raul in 1995 and Wayne Rooney in 2004.
BARCA DRAW, AJAX CRUISE PAST LILLE
Borussia Dortmund hit the woodwork and had a penalty saved before drawing 0-0 with Barcelona in their Champions League Group F opener on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi making his first appearance of the season for the Spaniards.
Barca's in-form 16-year-old Ansu Fati became the club's youngest player to feature in a UEFA competition when he started but failed to make any real impact before being replaced by fit-again Messi just before the hour mark.
Ajax gave a powerful reminder of their Champions League potential with a resounding 3-0 win over Lille in Amsterdam on Tuesday at the start of the group phase.
Last season’s surprise package look hellbent on a repeat of their heroics, which got them all the way from the preliminary rounds to the semi-finals, and goals from Quincy Promes, Edson Alvarez and Nicolas Tagliafico ensured an emphatic start to Group H.
RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner scored two second-half goals to secure an impressive 2-1 win at Benfica in their opening Champions League Group D match on Tuesday.
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