For Manchester City, the aim of hiring Pep Guardiola was to establish a European superpower, an institution on the level of his two previous clubs, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. To achieve that, City must win the Champions League -- and probably more than once.

Guardiola is in Manchester for three years, a non-negotiable length of tenure he considers the optimum for a manager with any one club. He has spoken of his regret about staying for four at Barcelona. In Glasgow for his second UCL outing with...

MADRID -- Three points from Atletico Madrid's 1-0 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday in Group D action in the UEFA Champions League.

1. Simeone gets one over Ancelotti

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone clearly got the better of his Bayern Munich counterpart, Carlo Ancelotti, in a high-quality Champions League clash at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.

Yannick Carrasco's fine first-half strike was the only difference between the two teams on the scoreboard, but on the benches Simeone again showed...

GLASGOW, Scotland -- Three points from Celtic's 3-3 Champions League draw with Manchester City at Celtic Park on Wednesday.

1. Celtic hold City in Champions League classic

The perfection of a 100 percent record was surrendered by Manchester City in Pep Guardiola's 11th match in charge, on a night when they were given a thorough examination by Celtic. Brendan Rodgers' team spirit carried them close to pulling off a famous victory against the Premier League leaders.

For the first time in those...

LONDON -- Three points from the Emirates as Arsenal enjoyed a routine 2-0 win over FC Basel in Champions League group stage play.

1. Arsenal stylish in victory vs. Basel

We're going to hear a lot about Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary over the next few days, so it's probably a good thing Arsenal are reproducing a trait that's been one of the few constants right through those two decades. No matter the season and no matter the players, the Frenchman is always capable of getting his teams into...

MOSCOW -- Three quick points from Tottenham's 1-0 victory over CSKA Moscow in Champions League Group E action at the Arena CSKA on Tuesday.

1. Spurs' campaign up and running

Tottenham's Champions League campaign got up and running with a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow thanks to Son Heung-Min's fifth goal in as many matches.

Spurs were still without the injured trio of Danny Rose, Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier, while Kyle Walker was either rested or carrying a knock. Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen flanked...

LEICESTER, England -- Three points from Leicester City's 1-0 win over Porto in the Champions League.

1. Leicester back to their best for Europe

After their humbling at Old Trafford on Saturday, Leicester City picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and got straight back to winning ways. Their first home game in the Champions League could easily have been an occasion that distracted or daunted. Instead, Leicester looked empowered. This 1-0 win was tense, Kasper Schmeichel's near post may...