Robert Lewandowski on target again as Barcelona continue their impressive form

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Robert Lewandowski struck twice as Barcelona cruised to a 5-2 win against Red Star Belgrade in Serbia.

The Polish forward scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season in 16 games and got his 98th in the Champions League as Barca won seven straight in all competitions.

Red Star striker Silas canceled out Inigo Martinez’s header but Lewandowski restored Barca’s lead before the break and added his second before Raphinha and Fermin Lopez shined on the goal line.

Milson added a late consolation but Barca’s third straight win in this season’s revamped competition lifted them up to sixth in the table.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona overcame Red Star Belgrade

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona overcame Red Star Belgrade (AP)

Bayern Munich bounced back from their 4-1 defeat at Barcelona in their previous Champions League match with a 1-0 home win against Benfica thanks to Jamal Musiala’s second-half header.

Angel Correa fired a stoppage-time winner as Atletico Madrid won 2-1 at Paris St. Germain – the Spanish team’s second win in this season’s competition.

After Argentine wingback Nahuel Molina’s first-half equalizer for Atletico, four minutes after Warren Zaire-Emery had put PSG in front, Correa struck in the third minute of added time.

Aston Villa’s 100 per cent Champions League start was halted in Bruges when Tyrone Mings’ bizarre handball secured the Belgian side a 1-0 victory.

Mings picked up the ball in the area, believing goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez had missed his spot-kick, but German referee Tobias Stieler ruled otherwise and Brugge captain Hans Vanaken converted the ensuing spot-kick.

Tyrone Mings collected the ball in his own area to give away the decisive penalty against Club Brugge

Tyrone Mings collected the ball in his own area to give away the decisive penalty against Club Brugge (AP)

Brest’s impressive start to life in the Champions League continued as they won 2-1 at Sparta Prague.

Edimilson Fernandes and Kaan Kairinen’s own goals put Brest in control before Victor Olatunji scored Sparta’s consolation on the stroke of half-time.

Hakan Calhanoglu’s first-half penalty sent Arsenal to their first Champions League defeat of the season as they lost 1-0 at Inter Milan, while Salzburg recorded their first win, 3-1 at 10-man Feyenoord.

Hakan Calhanoglu converted the decisive penalty kick for Inter

Hakan Calhanoglu converted the decisive penalty kick for Inter (Reuters)

Karim Konate scored either side of the interval for Salzburg before VAR upgraded Feyenoord midfielder Chris-Kevin Nadje’s yellow card to a red.

The home side hit back through Anis Hadj-Moussa, but Daouda Guindo restored Salburg’s two-goal advantage.

Second-half goals from Ademola Lookman and Nicolo Zaniolo secured Atalanta a 2-0 victory in Stuttgart. Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk recorded their first win, 2-1 against Young Boys in a “home game” in Gelsenkirchen.

Young Boys are among the current bottom five clubs, having lost all of their first four games.