Geneva: Lionel Messi's first goal of the Champions League season took three minutes. Edinson Cavani needed just 44 seconds for Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City never got the chance to start.
Messi's fast start was the first of a hat trick in Barcelona's 7-0 rout of Celtic, and fellow superstar forwards Neymar and Luis Suarez also scored. Celtic had a penalty saved when trailing 1-0 midway through the first half.
Cavani's even faster strike was the end of PSG's scoring in Paris against Arsenal, and Alexis Sanchez's late equalizer earned a 1-1 draw.
Heavy rain in Manchester forced City's game against Borussia Moenchengladbach to be called off 20 minutes before kickoff.
Coach Pep Guardiola's team will try again on Wednesday evening.
Bayern Munich, Guardiola's former team, managed just fine under new coach Carlo Ancelotti. Champions League newcomer Rostov was beaten 5-0 in Munich.
Here's a roundup of all the action on Tuesday:
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