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MADRID -- Andres Iniesta can see it already. The Manchester City team coming to the Camp Nou for Wednesdays Champions League match against Barcelona has quickly been infused with Pep Guardiolas playing style.Iniesta identifies his former coachs fingerprints at City, with the English club one of the toughest teams to beat in Europe.Guardiolas teams are a reflection of what he wants and, despite the short period in which he has been in command, City already carries his identity, his ball-possession style, said Iniesta, who played under Guardiola for four years. Manchester City is a top candidate to win this tournament. Its part of a very small group of clubs that can win it.It will be the second time Guardiola returns to the Camp Nou as a coach. The former Barcelona player was with Bayern Munich in a loss in the Champions League semifinals two seasons ago.City has improved its game a lot, said Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano, another player coached by Guardiola, who won 14 titles while in charge of the Catalan club from 2008-2012.Never in my life am I going to change the way I play football, Guardiola said. I can make a lot of mistakes but my teams play the way they want.Here is a look at the groups playing Wednesday:---GROUP AGiven how poorly Paris Saint-Germains midfield played in the unimpressive 2-1 win against bottom-side Nancy in the French league on Saturday, coach Unai Emery will be desperate to have the experienced Thiago Motta back for the home game against Basel.But Motta is struggling to shake off a muscle injury, meaning that PSG could be missing his snappy tackling, tactical discipline and astute passing against Basel -- which has been consistently strong in midfield in recent years.If Motta fails a fitness test, then Grzegorz Krychowiak is likely to start, although the Poland midfielder looked sluggish and off the pace against Nancy.Arsenal, which leads the group with the same four points as PSG, hosts last-placed Ludogorets Razgrad of Bulgaria.---GROUP BUEFA says Napoli has a chance to become the first team in Champions League history to advance from its group after just three matches -- if Napoli beats visiting Besiktas, and Dynamo Kiev draws with Benfica.However, Napoli has lost consecutive Serie A matches for the first time under second-year coach Maurizio Sarri and has to overcome a lengthy injury layoff for Arkadiusz Milik, the Poland forward who scored seven goals in his first eight matches with the southern club.Manolo Gabbiadini, Miliks replacement, did not impress in a 3-1 defeat to Roma at the weekend, which ended Napolis 22-match unbeaten streak at home.Early advancement would provide a measure of revenge for Napoli after the club became the first team with 12 points to be eliminated from the current group-stage format in 2013-14.While Napoli has a perfect six points and Besiktas two, Dynamo and Benfica have only one each.---GROUP CMan City got off to a great start under Guardiola, winning 10 straight, but its enduring a three-game winless streak that has added some pressure on the newly signed coach.Of course the confidence and mood is much better when you win, Guardiola said after the teams 1-1 draw with Everton, when Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero had spot kicks saved.City has four points, two less than Barcelona, which won both of its games and is on a 12-match winning streak at home in the Champions League.Luis Enriques Barcelona is unbeaten in 17 home games in the European competition.In the other group match, Celtic hosts Borussia Moenchengladbach to try to improve on its four-game unbeaten run at home in Europe.---GROUP DAfter a three-match winless run, Carlo Ancelottis methods are already being questioned.The new Bayern coach was praised at the start of the season for his relaxed approach, after Guardiolas more rigid, detail-driven style. Now, the feeling is that players may be losing their drive and determination under Ancelotti.Club boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge felt obliged to slam the teams unacceptable performance in a 2-2 draw with 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The media quickly suggested that some of Guardiolas discipline might be in order.Bayern, which will be without Franck Ribery when it hosts PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, has won 13 consecutive home matches -- a Champions League record. PSV, however, is undefeated in 22 away matches in all competitions.The German side has three points, three less than group leader Atletico Madrid, which plays at Rostov.---AP Sports Writers Andrew Dampf in Roma, Nesha Starcevic in Frankfurt, Germany, and Jerome Pugmire in Paris contributed to this report. Jean-Gabriel Pageau Senators Jersey . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. 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The eight-year veteran defensive end is preparing for his first season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders some five months before Regina hosts the 2013 CFL championship game. Foley is very familiar with the challenges associated with winning the trophy at home, accomplishing the feat last year with the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto became the second straight CFL team to win the title as the host city after B.C. did so in 2011. The historic 100th Grey Cup was also special for Foley because family members from nearby Courtice, Ont., were on hand at Rogers Centre. He was named the games top Canadian. "Its really tough to beat because it was the 100th Grey Cup, there wont be another 100th Grey Cup, it was in my hometown with the hometown team and my family and friends were all there," Foley said Monday from the Riders camp in Saskatoon. "And while Im not looking in the past and this is a new chapter, the best thing I could do is add to it and win the Cup here. "That would be on par, for sure." Riders GM Brendan Taman has been busy this off-season, adding free agents Foley, linebacker Renauld Williams, defensive back Dwight Anderson and most recently defensive lineman John Chick. Taman has also acquired kicker Brody McKnight and hired former Hamilton coach George Cortez as offensive co-ordinator. But Tamans biggest move was landing slotback Geroy Simon from B.C. The 14-year veteran, already the leagues all-time receiving yards leader, needs just 29 catches to break Ben Cahoons career mark of 1,017. Hamstring issues limited Simon, 37, to just 54 catches for 700 yards and two TDs last season, the first time in 10 years he didnt crack the 1,000-yard plateau. A healthy Simon would certainly complement a solid receiving corps led by veteran slotback Weston Dressler, who had career highs of 94 catches, 1,206 yards and 13 TDs in 2012. But Foley, currently nursing an injured right oblique muscle, says talk now about Saskatchewan winning the Grey Cup is just that -- talk. "Theres definitely a sense of excitement around here with all the additions that have been made," Foley said. "As a veteran, I know you dont win the Grey Cup on paper and every team made moves in the off-season to put themselves in a position to win it. "But I think its known around the league what this team has done, the guys theyve brought in and what theyre trying to do and ttheyre making that push for the hometown Cup.ddddddddddddquot; Saskatchewan finished third in the West Division last season with an 8-10 record before dropping a 36-30 decision to Calgary in the conference semifinal. Defensively, the Riders were second overall in fewest points and yards allowed before the off-season addition of veterans Foley, Chick, Williams and Anderson. The six-foot-three, 258-pound Foley is chasing a third Grey Cup, earning his first with B.C. in 2006. Foley had a career-best 12 sacks with the Lions in 09 when he was named the CFLs top Canadian. Over three seasons in Toronto, Foley recorded a combined 10 sacks. Last year, he had 35 tackles and three sacks before adding four tackles and a sack in the Grey Cup. But in Toronto defensive co-ordinator Chris Joness scheme, Foley did more than just rush the passer. He was also required to sometimes drop back into pass coverage like an outside linebacker. "It ended up working and we won the Grey Cup so you cant argue with what we were asked to do," Foley said. "But at times it got frustrating because you felt you werent playing as well at linebacker as you were at defensive end. "Im coming here to do what I do best and thats get after the quarterback and be on the line of scrimmage. Thats not to say I wont be dropping back into coverage if its the gameplan for that week because there will be wrinkles in like that. But I think its going to be significantly different to what I did last year." Another difference, too, is the rabid support the Riders receive in Saskatchewan. The franchise averaged more than 32,000 fans per game last year, second only to Edmonton (34,378) while Torontos attendance was under 24,000 per game, second-worst in the CFL. "Argos fans are diehard fans, I think theyre on the same level as diehard Regina fans and can compete with them," Foley said. "The thing here, though, is there are so many diehard fans. I mean, were in Saskatoon and the stands are almost full for every practice ... it has a real NFL feel to it. "To Saskatchewan, this is the NFL whereas in Toronto the people there continue to search for the biggest, best thing. You look at the Blue Jays, they did a great marketing job, they had great off-season signings and there was a lot of hype and big crowds out there and now theyre not doing so well and it falls off and its on to the next hottest thing, whatever is in town." ' ' '