The good news for Xabi Alonso's side is that the manager's personnel choices paid off, even if the reward felt like something out of Carlo Ancelotti's version of Real Madrid than the new look Alonso is trying to instill.

In a bit of gamesmanship, the showers at the Emirates Stadium did not have hot water for Atleti, who filed a complaint with UEFA. That caused the La Liga side to travel back to their London hotel to shower. Arsenal apologized and indicated the malfunction affected the showers in both dressing rooms at the stadium and was fixed.

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

Manchester United won at Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid defeated Paris Saint-Germain to both move on to six points, while Arsenal and Bayern bounced back from opening losses.

It's unlikely that Maya Le Tissier didn't see the discourse around her going into Manchester United's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid and perhaps it even served as fuel for the player herself,

Follow build-up to nine Champions League matches, including Arsenal v Atletico Madrid, Villarreal v Manchester City, Newcastle United v Benfica, Barcelona v Olympiakos with live text updates, radio commentary and reaction.

UEFA Technical Observer Joe Montemurro highlights Manchester United's defensive mettle in their Matchday 2 victory over Atlético de Madrid.