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Barcelona vs PSV LIVE: Uefa Champions League 2018-19 football as it happened - Lionel Messi hits hat-trick

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Barcelona 4-0 PSV Eindhoven
Uefa Champions League 2018/19
Venue: Camp Nou

Lionel Messi scored the eighth Champions League hat-trick of his career as 10-man Barcelona eased to an emphatic 4-0 victory over PSV in Group B.

The Argentinian was once again in imperious form as the hosts overcame a low-key start to cruise past their Dutch opponents, with Ousmane Dembele also getting on the scoresheet.

The only blot on another great Nou Camp night was Samuel Umtiti's 78th-minute sending-off for a second bookable offence after a foul on PSV winger Hirving Lozano.

By that point Messi's magic had long put the game to bed, but PSV will be left to rue the fact that had they made more of their bright start they could have still been pushing for a point.

Relive the action with Ben Hayward at Camp Nou tonight!

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TV channel, online and live stream details

The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.


Head to head record

Barca and PSV have met six times before, with Barca winning twice, PSV once, and the teams sharing three draws.

The last time the two sides met was back in the 1997-98 group stages, with the sides drawing both games 2-2.


Team news

Barcelona: ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Coutinho, Messi, Luis Suarez, Dembele

Subs: Cillessen, Nelson Semedo, Arthur, Rafinha, Lenglet, Munir, Vidal

PSV: Zoet, Dumfries, Schwaab, Viergever, Tasende, Rosario, Pereiro, Hendrix, Bergwijn, de Jong, Lozano

Subs: Room, Isimat-Mirin, Behich, Malen, Sainsbury, Ramselaar, Gutierrez

Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece