CHARLOTTE, N. Barry Church Jersey.C. -- Now thats what Cam Newton was expecting. Newton led Carolinas high-powered offence to 17 first-quarter points and outplayed rookie Ryan Tannehill on Friday night as the Panthers defeated the Miami Dolphins 23-17 in a preseason game. After an uninspiring effort last week against Houston, Newton looked extremely sharp completing 8 of 11 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown as the Panthers (No. 20 in the AP Pro32) jumped all over the injury-depleted Dolphins defence early. Newton led the Panthers to two touchdowns and a field goal in his three possessions before exiting with 1:12 left in the first quarter along with most of the other starters. Last years AP Offensive Rookie of the Year threw a touchdown pass to DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart scored on a 2-yard plunge as a fired-up Panthers squad avenged a lacklustre performance in a 26-13 loss to the Texans. "Last week I felt kind of rushed," Newton said. "Coach (Ron Rivera) told me I wasnt going to be in that long and I kind of panicked to a degree. I didnt let the game come to me. Today I knew I had a lot more time to work and when you know that youre in there for longer than a couple of series you try to let the game come to you." Newton got plenty of help Friday night. Unlike last week when the Panthers offensive line surrendered eight sacks to Houston, Newton had plenty of time to work through his progressions and find open receivers against a Dolphins defence playing without Cameron Wake, Kevin Burnett and Karlos Dansby. "We kind of came out with a different mentality this week," Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith said. "Were getting closer and closer to getting in the swing of things as the season approaches." Tannehill made his first preseason start for start for the Dolphins (No. 27 in the AP Pro32). He played the entire first half and led six possessions -- four of which ended in three-and-out. He found himself under heavy duress for most of the game as the Panthers sacked him three times and batted down three balls at the line of scrimmage. He finished 11 of 23 for 100 yards passing. The one promising highlight for Dolphins fans came on Miamis third possession when Tannehill completed three third-and-long passes to keep the drive alive. Running back Daniel Thomas culminated the 15-play, 71-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Tannehill believes the Dolphins have the potential to be a quality offensive team. "Were this close," Tannehill said, holding his finger and thumb a half-inch apart. "Its so close, and its frustrating, but you can get past it. Its a preseason game, and youre that close. If we can go out and cut back one mistake each drive, well be moving the ball down the field and scoring points." After the game, Dolphins coach Joe Philbin said his starting quarterback remains uncertain and that hes still not sure when veteran David Garrard will be back on the field. "Were going to watch the tape, take a good hard look, and see where we are," Philbin said. Matt Moore didnt do anything to help his own cause. He completed 5 of 15 passes for 57 yards. Fourth-stringer Pat Devlin made the best of his limited action with a 6-yard touchdown pass to rookie Rishard Matthews. Devlin had a chance to win the game but his final pass was intercepted in the end zone by R.J. Stanford with 4 seconds left in the game. Theres no doubt about who is the Panthers starting quarterback. Newton didnt run at all this game -- he didnt need to -- but found plenty of open receivers. After Carolinas first drive ended with a 49-yard field goal by Justin Medlock, Newton led two crisp and effective touchdown drives. He connected on passes of 15 yards to Brandon LaFell and 18 yards to tight end Ben Hartsock to set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Stewart. A 39-yard pass interference penalty on Miami cornerback Sean Smith led to Carolinas next score as Newton rolled out and found Williams for a 9-yard touchdown pass. Williams caught the ball in stride, raced around right end and dived to get the ball inside the pylon for a 17-0 lead. "To be able to come out of the game at the end of the first quarter because things were going well is ideal," Panthers offensive tackle Jordan Gross said. "It was a good performance offensively. It would have been fun to see what we could have done if we had more time." Panthers backup Derek Anderson also looked sharp, although penalties and dropped passes killed two promising drives. He was 7 of 15 passing for 107 yards leading one drive that resulted in a 44-yard field goal by Olindo Mare giving Carolina a 20-7 lead just before halftime. Jimmy Clausen struggled for the second straight week for Carolina. Philbin isnt pleased with the play of his defence through two games. "Our biggest concern is getting off the field," Philbin said. "We havent stopped anybody yet. We havent gotten off the field on third down, we havent tackled real well. We havent had a lot of pass rush. I guess Id better stop there." The game was particularly chippy for the preseason. Steve Smith and Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis sparred for three consecutive plays early in the game, ultimately resulting in a downfield wrestling match and Davis getting flagged for a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. Smith didnt want to talk about the altercation, but Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith said. "There was definitely a little bit of give and take going on." But there were lighter moments as well typifying a preseason game. 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The entertaining victory kept Barcelona eight points ahead of Real Madrid after Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 15th goal in all competitions to help the defending champions labour to a 2-0 win over Celta Vigo. Less taxed by its rival than Barcelona, Madrid can focus on its highly anticipated Champions League visit to German titleholder Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Barcelona hosts Celtic a day earlier. Messi leads the Spanish league with 11 goals. Ronaldo is right behind with nine. Radamel Falcao can add to his tally of eight on Sunday as second-place Atletico Madrid seeks a win at Real Sociedad to stay level on points with Barcelona. Barcelona was a whirlwind at the start, playing unquestionably its best football of the campaign. Fabregas met Jordi Albas run down the left side for the back to get Barcelona rolling three minutes in, and Tello rifled between goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubias legs to double the lead five minutes later. Fabregas then laid off a back-heeled pass for Messi to rip over Aranzubia in the 18th as Barcelona looked destined to rout, or at least have an easy time the rest of the way. But Deportivo rallied with a little help from the referee, who whistled Mascherano for a questionable foul of Ivan "Riki" Sanchez on the edge of the box. FForward Luis "Pizzi" Afonso stroked in the resulting free kick in the 26th. Dwayne Harris Jersey Eleven minutes later Alejandro Bergantinos blasted a shot through the hands of goalkeeper Victor Valdes to make it 3-2 and ignite the crowd. "We played well and got up 3-0, but then after their penalty and second goal it turned complicated for us," Fabregas said. Messi and Fabregas teamed up to put Barcelona back in front by two goals when Fabregas slipped the ball through the defence for Messi to slot into the far side of the net two minutes before halftime. Barcelona appeared to have regained control, but that quickly changed in the 47th when Pizzi curled a free kick past Valdes, who got a touch on the ball but not enough to keep it out. Barcelona was reduced to 10 men moments later when the referee booked Mascherano a second time for hitting Rikis face with his arm. With Deportivo pressing for the equalizer, Messi decided the match with a pure display of his unique talent, resisting a tackle near the centre line before charging forward and finding the angle to shoot around two defenders and the goalie to grab his hat trick. Fittingly for such an up-and-down contest, Alba scored an absurd own goal in the 79th, flipping the ball over Valdes in a horribly flubbed attempt to clear, and Barcelona had to resist until the end to get the three points. Earlier at the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in the 67th after Gonzalo Higuain opened for the hosts in the 11th with a lofted shot from well outside the area. Celtas Gustavo Cabral barged into the back of Mesut Oezil as the German streaked through the area to set up Ronaldos penalty. Elsewhere, Malaga stayed within touch of the Spanish leaders after Joaquin Sanchez scored in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Real Valladolid as the Costa del Sol club warmed up for its Champions League match against AC Milan with another victory. Valencia, meanwhile, scored twice in the final three minutes to beat 10-man Athletic Bilbao 3-2 ahead of its Champions League trip to Minsk to face BATE Borisov on Tuesday. ' ' '