Lazio keeper steals show on CL opening day
Lazio's goalkeeper Ivan Provedel (top) celebrates with his teammates at the end of a UEFA Champions League Group E match against Atletico Madrid, at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.(Photo: AP)

BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Barcelona's João Félix, Manchester City's Julián Álvarez and Paris Saint Germain's Kylian Mbappé all scored Tuesday as their teams made winning starts in the UEFA Champions League.

But the wildest celebrations of the night came in Rome, where Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel headed in the team's equaliser in the fifth minute of injury time to earn a 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid. It was the last action of the game.

As the group stage began without either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since 2002-03, a 16-year-old almost scored on his competition debut for Barcelona.

Lamine Yamal struck the side netting, then saw an effort saved by Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez after coming on as a substitute in Barcelona's 5-0 win over the Belgian team.

Celtic finished with nine players in a 2-0 loss at Feyenoord that stretched the Scottish champion's winless streak in the group stages to 11 games.

Tuesday's results:

Group E

Feyenoord 2 Celtic 0

Lazio 1 Atlético Madrid 1

Group F

Milan 0 Newcastle 0

PSG 2 Dortmund 0

Group G

Young Boys 1 Leipzig 3

Man City 3 Red Star Belgrade 1

Group H

Barcelona 5 Royal Antwerp 0

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Porto 3

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