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Gerard Pique scored the only goal in Barcelona's 1-0 win at home to Apoel Nicosia tonight. Manu Fernandez
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No joy for Ireland's Cillian Sheridan as Barca sneak past Apoel

Also, Ajax held PSG and Roma routed CSKA Moscow.

A GOAL BY Gerard Pique gave Barcelona a winning start to their Champions League campaign, but they were far from convincing 1-0 victors at home to Cypriots APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday.

Pique headed home the only goal of the game from Lionel Messi’s free-kick midway through the first-half, but APOEL managed to subdue a much changed Barca side despite the presence of Messi and Neymar up front.

And Luis Enrique’s men had debutant Marc-Andre ter Stegen to thank for a fourth consecutive victory to start the season as the German ‘keeper made a flying save in stoppage time to deny Gustavo Manduca.

Enrique made nine changes from the side that started Saturday’s 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao with Messi and Munir El Haddadi the only players to retain their place.

Sergi Samper became the latest youngster to make his debut in the early stages of Enrique’s reign, whilst Neymar was handed his first start of the season after coming off the bench to score both his side’s goals at the weekend.

Barca do though go to the top of Group F as Ajax held French champions PSG 1-1 in Amsterdam with Barca set to travel to Paris on matchday two.

A viciously struck free-kick by Danish international Lasse Schoene allowed Ajax to come from behind against PSG. The visitors took an early lead when Edinson Cavani blasted home after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s shot was blocked by Ricardo van Rhijn.

Here are the rest of the results from tonight’s action:

Group E

Bayern Munich 1-0 Manchester City

Roma 5-1 CSKA Moscow

Group G

Chelsea 1-1 Schalke

Maribor 1-1 Sporting Lisbon

Group H

Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Porto 6-0 BATE Borisov

Chelsea frustrated as Huntelaar earns a point

Jerome Boateng broke City’s resistance with this late, late strike

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