UEFA Champions League: Notes from matchday 3 - 10 things that caught the eye

7. Robben’s temper tantrums

He has a Champions League winner’s medal now in his kitty and has become a mainstay in Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich side, when many predicted he would get the sack, but you can’t take the petulance out of Arjen Robben.

Against Viktoria Plzen, the whipping boys of the group, Robben refused to step up to take the penalty when ordered to do so by Guardiola. That was twice in two matches that the pair have had a clash of egos, as against Mainz at the weekend, Guardiola had told Robben not to take a penalty which he was keen on doing.

Seemingly still upset at that move, the Dutchman stood his ground this time around even as ‘Pep’ screamed instructions out from the sidelines.

It will be interesting to see if there are consequences, if any.

8. Arsenal will miss Flamini more than Ozil

Mesut Ozil may have lifted everybody’s spirit at Arsenal Football Club and helped them raise their games, but Mathieu Flamini’s resigning was the move that complemented it. Flamini has provided some much needed steel and combativeness to that Arsenal midfield, in turn enabling the creativity to flow from the likes of Ozil, Wilshere and Ramsey.

He was sorely missed against Dortmund where Sven Bender and Nuri Sahin made the centre of the pitch their own and bossed the game for the German club.