Barcelona's Gerard Pique (L) celebrates a goal next to Neymar against Apoel Nicosia during their Champions league soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona September 17, 2014. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - An under-strength Barcelona got their Champions League campaign off to a solid if unspectacular start when Gerard Pique's header secured a laboured 1-0 win at home to APOEL in their Group F opener on Wednesday.
Barca predictably dominated their Cypriot visitors at the Nou Camp and, after waves of attacks, eventually found a breakthrough when Pique headed Lionel Messi's free kick into the bottom corner of the net in the 28th minute.
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