Messi was last season's top scorer in the Champions League

Lionel Messi opened the scoring as defending champions Barcelona eased past Dynamo Kiev, but 10-man Inter Milan were held to a surprise draw at debutants Rubin Kazan.

BBC Sport rounds up all the action from across Europe in the second round of Champions League group games.

Lyon took control of Group E thanks to their 4-0 thumping of Hungarian champions Debrecen, and Liverpool's 2-0 defeat at Fiorentina.

The French champions, who beat Fiorentina 1-0 in their opening game, were 3-0 up inside 25 minutes.

Kim Kallstrom volleyed the visitors ahead after three minutes before Miralem Pjanic curled in a delightful free-kick to make it 2-0.

Sidney Govou's header made it 3-0 before Bafetimbi Gomis wrapped up the scoring in the second half with a brilliant lob.

Barcelona went top of the group with victory over Dynamo Kiev, while Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Russian side Rubin Kazan.

Alejandro Dominguez stunned Italian champions Inter after 11 minutes with a fabulous run and rising shot.

Dejan Stankovic headed in the equaliser from Maicon's cross 16 minutes later, but after Inter striker Mario Balotelli was sent off for two bookings, Rubin had a host of chances to win the game.

Inter boss Jose Mourinho later described it as a "point earned, considering the circumstances".

Barcelona's 2-0 win over Kiev was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.

Messi opened the scoring after 25 minutes after a weaving run from the right, before Pedro made the game safe after a typically incisive Barca move.

Unirea Urziceni scored their first Champions League goal and earned their first point as they held Stuttgart to a 1-1 draw.

Dacian Varga curled a shot past Jens Lehmann after Serdar Tasci had fired the German side ahead in the fifth minute.

"This is the most important goal of my career so far," said Varga.

That result means Rangers sit bottom of the group after slumping to a 4-1 home defeat by Sevilla.

Arsenal were the only British side to win on Tuesday, their 2-0 victory over Olympiakos giving them a three-point lead at the top.

AZ were denied a first ever win in the group stage of the Champions League when Standard Liege scored a stoppage-time equaliser.

Morocco striker Mounir El Hamdaoui put the Dutch champions ahead three minutes into the second half when he swept home Brett Holman's teasing cross.

But substitute Moussa Traore lashed in a loose ball with seconds remaining to earn the Belgians a point.

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