Barcelona lost 1-2 to Monaco in the first round, but have since scored 14 goals in three straight victories. Robert Lewandowski scored two of them in Belgrade. Raphinha recorded one goal and two assists, while Jules Koundé provided assists on the last three goals.
Espen Eskås refereed the match in Serbia’s capital, where the home team also added to the fun with goals from Silas and Felicio Milson.
Barcelona have climbed to 6th place in the Champions League table, with only unbeaten quintet Liverpool (12 points), Sporting Lisbon, Monaco, Brest and Inter (all 10) ahead of them.
French Brest won 2-1 over Sparta away in Prague thanks to a goal by Edmilson Fernandes and an own goal by the Finnish former Lillestrøm player Kaan Kairinen.
Markus Solbakken got a short break for Sparta, who reduced in overtime.
Atalanta won 2-0 away to Stuttgart with goals from Ademola Lookman and Nicolò Zaniolo and are the sixth unbeaten team. With two draws, the Bergamo team is in 9th place.
Salzburg took their first three points with a 3-1 win over Feyenoord in Rotterdam. Thus, Slovan Bratislava, Røde Stjerne, Young Boys, Sturm Graz and RB Leipzig are the only teams with zero points after the half-played league phase.
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