PARIS (AP) – Lionel Messi set up Neymar for the first goal, Luis Suarez scored twice and Barcelona won 3-1 at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, putting the four-time champion in good position to reach the Champions League semifinals.
After Neymar slotted home in the 18th minute, Suarez ducked and weaved through the defense in the 67th minute, then ghosted past defender David Luiz for a 3-0 lead in the 79th.
PSG scored in the 82nd when Gregory van der Wiel’s long-range effort deflected in off Barcelona’s Jeremy Mathieu. PSG lost a European home match for the first time in 34 games.
Barcelona, which last won the title in 2011, hosts the second leg of the total-goals series on Tuesday.
In the night’s other game, Ricardo Quaresma converted a penalty kick in the third minute and added a goal in the 10th as Porto upset 2013 champion Bayern Munich 3-1.