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BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Neymar excelled as a playmaker to lead Barcelona to a record-setting 7-0 win over Celtic in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.Celtic failed to convert a first-half penalty and level the score at 1-1 in a miserable night for the Scottish visitors.Neymar set up Messi to score twice in the first half hour at Camp Nou before the Brazil striker struck from a free kick just after halftime.Neymar kept pouring it on, crossing for substitute Andres Iniesta to fire in a vicious volley.Messi took his career tally to 86 goals in Europes top-tier competition before Luis Suarez rounded off the rout with a pair of goals.It didnt matter who we had in front us, I remember a beauty and precision that was of another class. Against that, rivals can do very little, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. It was a great way to make our entrance to the competition (this season).The 7-0 victory surpassed Barcelonas biggest win in the Champions League to date, a 7-1 defeat of Bayer Leverkusen in 2012.Luis Enrique credited Messis deft movement across the front of the attack, and his dips into Barcelonas midfield where he acts as a facilitator, as key to unlocking Celtic.Leo Messi plays at every position, he has freedom to do so because he is the best in the world at any position he plays, Luis Enrique said. Thats total football. We wouldnt be very smart to put limits on him. Thats why he is the best of all time. Not just because of his numbers, but for his vision of the game.Long gone was the firepower Brendan Rodgers team displayed in Celtics 5-1 rout of fierce rival Rangers on Saturday in the Scottish Premiership.Instead, Barcelona improved on the 6-1 win over Celtic from their last meeting in 2013.There can be no embarrassment because they do that to better teams than ourselves, (but) its obviously a disappointment, Rodgers said. To lose by so many goals is tough to take.It was the first joint-start this season for Messi and Neymar, after Neymar missed Barcelonas first four matches helping his country win the Olympic gold medal.The two stars, who played in the last half hour of Saturdays stunning 2-1 Spanish league loss to Alaves, needed just three minutes to link up and put Barcelona in charge.Neymar used a clever, no-look pass to play Messi clear on the left side of the area. Messi did the rest by sizing up Dorus de Vries before blasting a left-footed shot past the Celtic `keeper.It got even better from there.The second goal was a brilliant piece of shared playmaking that undid Celtic completely, as the ball flowed from Messi to Neymar and back again for him to nudge over the line in the 27th.The ball moves like its on an ice rink, and they move as fast as that, Rodgers said. (Barcelona) is the worlds best at keeping the ball.Three minutes earlier, Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen made up for his foul in the area on Moussa Dembele by blocking Dembeles penalty kick and denying Celtic its only scoring chance.Goal No. 3 came in the 50th when Neymar curled a free kick over the wall. De Vries got a hand on the ball but not enough to keep it out.Iniesta blasted his volley home in the 59th, seconds before Messi slid to tap in Luis Suarezs pass.Suarez added his own flourish to the demolition when he took Neymars lob on the chest, before swiveling and beating De Vries with a left-footed strike in the 75th.Suarez got his second from a low cross from Messi.Five-time champion Barcelona extended its winning streak at home in European competition to 12 straight matches. Cheap Shoes Online Free Delivery . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Cheap Sneakers From China .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.shoesonfire.ru/ . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Authentic Shoes For Cheap .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. Discount Shoes Website . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot.Michael van Gerwen can raise his supreme standards even higher after setting a world record average, says Wayne Mardle. The world No 1 recorded the highest average in a televised match on night four of the Premier League, ending with 124.3 in his 7-1 win over Michael Smith in Aberdeen.Van Gerwens mark could have been even better as he missed match darts while on an average of 136. Michael van Gerwen set the highest average in the history of televised darts Sky Sports expert Wayne Mardle heaped praise on a mind-boggling performance by the Dutchman and believes he can better his own record.His lowest scoring visit was 80. Hes hit a treble each and every time hes gone to the board, said Mardle. Its just one of those nights and one of those games, one of those performances which we may never see the like again.Weve only ever seen that once. Once have we seen over a 120 average - and that was it. It was just an absolutely mind-boggling performance. Like Michael said, he knows he can get better. He can hhit a 136 average, because he had a chance at it.dddddddddddd Wayne Mardle It could have been a hell of a lot better. It would have been roughly 136 if that 36 goes in, and the last leg he messed up the 50. Look, it was just one of those games that I could watch time and time again.Like Michael said, he knows he can get better. He can hit a 136 average, because he had a chance at it. Just amazing.Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor previously held the record of 118.66, set against Kevin Painter at the 2010 UK Open. Phil Taylor beat Dave Chisnall 7-5 to make it three wins on the bounce in the Premier League After Taylors dominant reign at the top of darts, Mardle insists the current No 1 is taking the sport to a higher level.Its good that someone else is now showing Phil how its done because [Phil] has shown everyone for the last 25-26 years, said Mardle.Now Phil is watching someone else that can play, on his day, better than him, which I never thought I would ever say in my lifetime, I must admit. Michael van Gerwen has raised the bar, the facts are there. Also See: PL night four recap MVG sets record in Aberdeen ' ' '