English Premier League (EPL) side Arsenal and French champions Paris St. Germain played out a four-goal thriller as the latter replaced the former at the summit of Group A due to goal difference.
Unai Emery's men took the lead through in-form striker Edinson Cavani in the 18th minute but the hosts levelled on the stroke of halftime courtesy Oliver Giroud from the spot. Arsenal went ahead for the first time on the night on the hour mark after Italian midfielder Marco Veratti put through his own net but the visitors bounced back following an own goal from Nigerian International Alex Iwobi, who played 77 minutes before he was replaced by Granit Xhaka, 13 minutes from time.
In Group C, Barcelona have qualified for the knock-out stage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) after Argentine Superstar Lionel Messi scored twice to give his side a 2-0 away win over Celtic. Messi has now scored a sensational 9 goals in just 4 UEFA Champions League (UCL) games.
Matchday 5 Results:
Group A:
Arsenal 2-2 PSG
Ludogorets Razgrad 0-0 FC Basel
Group B:
Napoli 0-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Besiktas 3-3 Benfica
Group C:
Celtic 0-2 Barcelona
Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-1 Manchester City
Group D:
Atletico Madrid 2-0 PSV Eindhoven
FC Rostov 3-2 Bayern Munich
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