Top eight goals from the first round of UEFA Champions League

Olympiacos FC Vladimir Weiss (C) about to score despite Paris Saint-Germain FC Gregory Van der Wiel (R) during the Champions League match Olympiakos vs Paris Saint-Germain at the Karaiskaki stadium in Athens

4. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli vs Borussia Dortmund)

An almost perfect free-kick, both in terms of height as well as placement, earned local boy Insigne’s Napoli a win over last season’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund.

3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Ajax)

After losing out to Ribery in the European player of the year race, Messi was back to business as usual, scoring three wonderful goals, none more magnificent than this tricky free-kick.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Galatasaray)Watch from 4:51

After signing a new contract at Madrid, and singing praises of the club, Ronaldo followed it up on the pitch with yet another hat-trick; two tap-ins backed up by this wonderful piece of skill.

1. Vladimir Weiss (Olympiakos vs PSG)

Summer signing Weiss’s first goal for the club was Olympiakos’s only consolation in their 1 -4 rout by PSG. A promising sign for the footballing world though, if the winger can repeat such miraculous trickery.