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BARCELONA \u2013 Barcelona captain Raphinha scored twice as his side thrashed Feyenoord 5-1 in their opening Champions League fixture on Wednesday, \u200bwhile Ermedin Demirovic struck a 12-minute first-half hat-trick to \u200cgive VfB Stuttgart a 3-1 victory over Viking Stavanger.<\/strong><\/p>\n Barcelona made a flying start in torrential rain in the Catalan capital, as Raphinha left two \u200bdefenders sprawling before finishing with a left-footed flourish in \u200bthe third minute.<\/p>\n Karim Adeyemi put Barca 2-0 ahead with a \u2060curling effort in the 22nd minute and Raphinha grabbed his \u200bsecond from a defence-splitting pass by Pedri in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n Lamine \u200bYamal added the fourth in the 77th minute, firing a free kick through a gap in the Feyenoord wall from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n Feyenoord\u2019s \u200bconsolation goal came in the 82nd minute as Sem Steijn \u200bsneaked in behind the defence to score, but Gabriel Jesus came on and \u200cnetted \u2060with his first touch, glancing a header backwards into the net.<\/p>\n In Stuttgart, Demirovic opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a touch at the near post, but Viking, making their first appearance \u200bin the Champions \u200bLeague group \u2060phase, were level two minutes later when Zlatko Tripic finished a swift counter-attack with his left \u200bfoot.<\/p>\n Demirovic quickly re-established the lead in the 26th minute \u200band \u2060then completed the hat-trick with a hooked volley six minutes later.<\/p>\n Later on Wednesday, holders Paris St Germain begin the defence of their \u2060title against \u200bSlovan Bratislava from Slovakia while last \u200bseason\u2019s runners-up Arsenal are at Napoli.<\/p>\n Liverpool host Atletico Madrid while Galatasaray visit Portuguese side \u200bSporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n