Barcelona cruise in Champions League as Villarreal, Atlético Madrid beaten
Champions League roundup: Barcelona crush Olympiakos after controversy; Man City too smooth for Villarreal; Arsenal blitzes Atletico
On a night when Europe’s heavyweights reminded the continent why they are feared, Barcelona ran up a 6-1 scoreline against Olympiakos that hid a complicated, combustible middle act. Manchester City did what Manchester City does—two clinical strikes, then a long spell of control over Villarreal. And in London, Arsenal pressed the accelerator and didn’t let up, burying Atletico Madrid under four…