Topics: UEFA Champions League, PSG, Barcelona, Edinson Cavani, Lionel Messi, Arsenal, Celtic
The South American strikers sent the ball into the back of the net with a difference of 120 seconds between them, kicking off the tournament's scoring department.

UEFA Champions League football is back, and the battle to set records has already begun.

The first goal of this tournament was scored by Edinson Cavani, after putting to good use an assist by Serge Aurier. The Uruguayan ace scored against Arsenal just after 42 seconds, with his goal being good enough to reach the 18th goal mark, the most scored by any Uruguayan in this competition. 

Cavani also managed to set a new record for the fastest goal scored by PSG in the continental tournament, beating the previous record by ten seconds. Curiously enough, that 55-second goal was also scored by the Uruguayan back in 2014.

Added to that, Cavani's goal "helped" Arsenal reach one more record.

A couple of minutes later, Lionel Messi wrote his name on the scoresheet by striking hard a through ball by Neymar. The Argentinean drilled his shot into the top left hand corner, and managed to beat a personal best when it comes to quick scoring.

Messi has now scored 85 goals in UEFA Champions League games, eight short from the record possessed by Cristiano Ronaldo.