MANCHESTER, England -- Three points from the Etihad on Manchester City's 2-1 win over Napoli in the UEFA Champions League.

1. City ride out Napoli's revival

It began with Manchester City destroying an opponent in the manner that has become habitual in English football. Napoli, currently top of Serie A, scoring goals at a rate not seen for decades, were being put to the sword, and swiftly, behind strikes from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus. 

But then came a revival from Napoli...

Here are three snap thoughts from a damp Bernabeu as it finishes Real Madrid 1-1 Tottenham in Tuesday evening's Champions League Group H clash.

1. Tottenham get deserved point at Bernabeu

Champions League royalty Real Madrid were matched step-by-step by young pretenders Tottenham in Tuesday's 1-1 Group H draw at the Bernabeu. Raphael Varane's own goal under pressure from Harry Kane gave the Premier League side a shock lead midway through the first half, and Cristiano Ronaldo equalised from the...

MARIBOR, Slovenia -- Three thoughts on Liverpool's 7-0 win vs. Maribor in the Champions League.

1. Goals flow for Liverpool 

A result like this has been coming for a long time and Liverpool's run of just one win in their last eight games was emphatically ended with the club's best-ever away win in Europe. For the first time in a while, Liverpool's shots total - 26 -- produced a respectful number of goals.

September and the start to October was blighted by wastefulness, costing valuable points...

LONDON -- Martin Ling, Leyton Orient's newly installed director of football, found a quiet gap between the filling stands at Victoria Road. His O's had made the short bus trip to visit Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday, two National League sides drawn to begin their pivotal FA Cup campaigns against each other. For Ling, the prospects were twice nervy. His son, Sam, was starting for the Daggers.

Sam, only 20, still lives at home, and it had been a little quiet around the house before the East...

BRIGHTON -- Three quick thoughts on Brighton 1-1 Everton in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

1. Troubled Koeman gets lucky

Ronald Koeman took a gamble when he signed Wayne Rooney this summer. Rooney just paid him back. The former England captain's 90th minute penalty at Brighton salvaged a point for Everton on what might otherwise have been a disastrous day for the Dutch manager. Goalkeeper Mat Ryan's extraordinary reactions prevented the visitors snatching all three points in injury time...

MADRID -- Three thoughts on Atletico Madrid's 1-1 draw with Barcelona in La Liga.

1. Suarez strikes to save Barcelona

Luis Suarez's late header kept Barcelona comfortably top of the Liga table, although Ernesto Valverde's side lost their 100 percent winning record and, for long periods, did not look like potential champions against an Atletico Madrid side still settling into their new home.

Saul Niguez's superb, long-range strike midway through the first half seemed to have set Atletico on the way...