Champions League roundup: Sané free-kick sparks Bayern’s 4-0 win at Benfica

Bayern Munich hit Benfica with four late goals to seal an emphatic 4-0 win in Portugal. Leroy Sané broke the deadlock after 70 minutes before an Everton Soares own goal and strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Sané once more saw the German club surge away at the top of Group E.

Barcelona gained their first win in the competition this season after Gerard Piqué scored in a 1-0 victory against Dynamo Kiev at the Camp Nou.

Villarreal eased to a 4-1 win against Young Boys in their Champions League Group F match. Yeremi Pino and Gerard Moreno gave the visitors a comfortable half-time lead which they held until the 77th minute when Meschak Elia pulled a goal back.

The tense finish did not materialise for the Spanish side, who restored their two-goal cushion with further goals from the substitutes Alberto Moreno and Samuel Chukwueze late on.

Juventus stay top of Group H after Dejan Kulusevski’s 86th-minute header gave them a 1-0 win against Zenit St Petersburg in Russia.

Red Bull Salzburg pulled clear at the top of Group G with a 3-1 home win against Wolfsburg. Lukas Nmecha cancelled out Karim Adeyemi’s opener for the hosts before a second-half double from Noah Okafor gave Red Bull their second group win. Sevilla are second behind the Austrian champions after drawing 0-0 with Lille in France.