( CNN ) -- A second-half penalty from David Villa proved enough to earn Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Rubin Kazan in Group D of the Champions League on Wednesday . The Spanish international striker scored from the spot on the hour mark after Andres Iniesta was fouled by Lasha Salukvadze in the penalty area . Russian champions Rubin had themselves taken the lead from the penalty spot after half-an-hour , when Ecuadorian midfielder Christian Noboa lashed the ball past Victor Valdes after Daniel Alves was adjudged to have fouled Vitaly Kaleshin . With Lionel Messi back in the side after recovering from an ankle injury , the Spanish champions pressed for a winning goal and the Argentine nearly provided it , only for goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov to block his 71st minute shot . However , it was the hosts who nearly snatched all three points late on when Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins hit the post with a close-range header . Meanwhile , in the other Group D match , Danish champions Copenhagen claimed a superb 2-0 win at Panathinaikos , courtesy of goals from Martin Vingaard and Dame N'Doye , to lead the table with a maximum six points from their two matches . Barcelona are second on four points while Greek side Panathinaikos , who played most of the second half with 10 men following the dismissal of Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva , are bottom of the group having lost both of their matches . Meanwhile , in Group C , British sides Manchester United and Rangers both claimed vital 1-0 wins on Wednesday to lead the table with four points apiece . United came away from the Mestalla in Valencia with a superb late win courtesy of a breakaway goal from Mexican international striker Javier Fernandez . Meanwhile , in Glasgow , Steven Naismith sidefooted home a header from Kirk Broadfoot to see off Turkish side Bursaspor , who are bottom of the table with no points from their two matches .
Barcelona drew 1 - 1 at Rubin Kazan in Champions League Group D match . David Villa scored with a header after Christian Noboa put Rubin ahead from the spot . Played with FC Copenhagen in the other Group D encounter on Wednesday .