Lionel Messi: Barcelona star wins UEFA Champions League Player of the Week

Lionel Messi again dominated Twitter headlines for his performance for Barcelona against PSV.

Lionel Messi is the winner of the UEFA Champions League Player of the Week for Matchday one following his performance in Barcelona's 4-0 win over PSV Eindohven.

The Barcelona superstar beat Nabil Fekir, Paul Pogba, and James Milner to win the first individual accolade of the season.

The 31-year-old started his campaign with three goals in the game against PSV with Ousmane Dembele the other goal scorer.

Other candidates Milner scored a penalty as Liverpool beat French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain 4-3.

Pogba scored two goals as Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 victory away from home to Switzerland champions Young Boys.

While Fekir was dominant as Olympique Lyonnais beat Premier League champions Manchester City, and scored what turned out to be the winning goal.