Barcelona are in the driver's seat to progress to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

The Catalan giants defeated French champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at Parc des Princes in the quarter-final first leg on Wednesday night thanks to a brace from Luis Suarez.

Neymar opened the scoring with a low effort from a Lionel Messi pass in the 18th minute before the Uruguayan striker netted twice in 12 minutes in the second half.

Suarez's first goal, in the 67th minute, was a stunning piece of individual brilliance as he nutmegged PSG defender David Luiz before getting the better of two more opponents prior to his fine finish.

With 11 minutes remaining, Suarez added a third for Barca by playing a give-and-go with Jeremy Mathieu before again playing the ball through the legs of Luiz for a lovely finish into the top corner.

An own-goal from Mathieu gave PSG a slight lifeline but Luis Enrique's Barcelona side look in good shape to move through to the final four of Europe's premier club competition.

In Portugal, FC Porto stunned Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich with a 3-1 result of their own at Estadio do Dragao.

Ricardo Quaresma scored twice in the opening 10 minutes before Thiago Alcantara pulled one back for Pep Guardiola's side but Jackson Martinez's 65th-minute effort gave the Portuguese side a nice advantage.

Bayern will now host Porto at the Allianz Arena in the return bout next Tuesday with an enormous job ahead of them.

2014/15 UEFA Champions League - quarter-final first leg

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA): 1 (Jeremy Mathieu (og) 82') Barcelona (SPN): 3 (Neymar 18', Luis Suarez 67'/79') Parc des Princes, Paris, France - 45,893

FC Porto (POR): 3 (Ricardo Quaresma (p) 3'/10', Jackson Martinez 65') Bayern Munich (GER): 1 (Thiago Alcantara 28') Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - 50,092