The Champions League delivered goals galore and upsets aplenty in a pulsating gameweek two, so you do not want to miss our review of all the big talking points - there is so much to get into.
The moral of this week's Champions League story is that attacking players are paid more and receive special treatment at times because they are so often the ones who make something happen. They are match winners.
That was a constant theme over the last two epic nights of football as big-name attackers delivered the knockout blows. Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Rasmus Hojlund all scored two or more goals to help their team to victory.
Strikers owe a lot of credit to midfielders for creating chances for them to grab the headlines, but a forward in form usually results in their team winning, and that can't be underestimated.
Star player - Jens Hauge
Realistically, this award could have gone to any of the aforementioned strikers, and Mbappe deserves a special mention for his incredible individual display in Kazakhstan to continue his electric start to the season. However, Mbappe, Kane and Haaland were all playing for clubs that were expected to win and in systems designed for them to have chances.
Therefore, Jens Hauge's sensational brace for the small town club of Bodo/Glimt against Premier League giants Tottenham deserves the award more. After a largely unsuccessful spell outside of his home country, Hauge has returned to his boyhood club with a point to prove, and he is doing just that domestically and now in Europe.
The Norwegian forward never lacked talent, and in the right environment, playing in an attacking-minded side, he is finally thriving once more. Tuesday night's match in Bodo ended in heartbreak for the home side as Spurs mounted a late comeback to earn a 2-2 draw. However, it was two world-class strikes from Hauge, who had put them in dreamland to begin with, and Bodo-born Hauge will have inspired a town to do more than just dream.
They can do something special in Europe again this season.
Surprise package - Galatasaray
The Turkish champions weren't fancied by many ahead of hosting Premier League champions Liverpool on Tuesday night, despite their impressive head-to-head record against the Merseyside club.
After Galatasaray's humbling 5-1 defeat in matchday one away to Eintracht Frankfurt on their return to the Champions League, that scepticism could be understood, too. However, Victor Oshimen's penalty helped them stun Arne Slot's men in front of an electric home crowd.
Gala were lucky in some ways to be playing an out-of-form Liverpool and not the side that looked unstoppable at times last season, as they won eight out of nine matches in the 2024/25 league phase. However, Galatasaray made the most of that opportunity by holding on to a famous 1-0 win. In reality, Okan Buruk's side should have won by three or four.
Whilst it will be a worrying defeat for Slot after losing to Crystal Palace last weekend, it was a memorable night for Buruk, who got the better of one of Europe's best coaches to get Galatasaray off the mark in the league phase.
A win that might provide their supporters hope of a successful campaign in Europe's premier competition.
Team of the week - PSG
Again, this was by no means an easy choice as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Newcastle United all won big away from home.
However, for holders PSG to go to one of Europe's most dangerous sides in Barcelona and put on a second-half clinic to snatch all three points? That is what you call a statement. And Luis Enrique's side did it without their three star attackers: Desire Doue, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele.
If there was a manager of the week award, then Enrique would win it hands down after the way his side composed themselves from a challenging first half to come out and dominate one of Europe's best. The visitors carved Barcelona open like a hot knife through butter as Vitinha pulled the strings expertly before Goncalo Ramos' dramatic late winner.
PSG showed that they can be exactly what Enrique wants his team to be about, a great team that doesn't rely on any one individual. They have a system that they believe in, and everyone knows their job to the T. It is so coherent and effective that at its best, nobody can stop it, and that is why PSG remain the team to beat in Europe.
Moment of the week - Jose Mourinho returns to the Bridge
Tuesday night wasn't the first time Mourinho has returned to Stamford Bridge since his second stint in charge of the West London club, but this time felt more significant. Perhaps that is because it came after a period of Mourinho being out of the spotlight in England for the longest time since leaving Chelsea in 2015 (as neither Roma nor Fenerbahce played at Stamford Bridge during his spells there).
The way it all happened so quickly and last-minute made a difference too. Only a couple of months ago, Mourinho was the manager of a side in Fenerbahce who had Thursday night football in the Europa League to prepare for. So when it was announced that he would be taking over Benfica and that his first European game would be at the Bridge, it made for a great storyline.
The match itself might have been a bit underwhelming as Chelsea edged to a 1-0 win, but the warm reception Jose received from a fanbase who still deeply respects him was heartwarming to see and a testament to the success the Portuguese achieved in his two spells at the club.
