Rui Patricio (Sporting): MADE SOME KEY saves, as Sporting laboured against Chelsea. The scoreline would’ve been far more comprehensive than the eventual 1-0 outcome were it not for Patricio’s heroics.
Fabian Schär (Basel): Produced an inspirational display that included a number of vital blocks as Basel overcame Liverpool.
Egor Filipenko (BATE Borisov): Defended magnificently as the Belarusian team secured a vital win over Athletic Bilbao.
Marko Suler (Maribor): Was at the heart of a Maribor defence that earned what could turn out to be a very important point away to Schalke.
Taulant Xhaka (Basel): Performed extremely well, when you consider he had to cover at centre-back following Behrang Safari’s early withdrawal.
Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid): The most influential player on the pitch and scorer of the only goal as Atletico recovered excellently from an opening day loss to Olympiakos, as they beat Juventus 1-0.
(Nemanja Matic scores the only goal of the game during the Champions League Group G game at the Estadio Jose Alvalade)
Nemanja Matic (Chelsea): Scored Chelsea’s only goal of the game and generally performed solidly, as he consistently does for Jose Mourinho’s side.
Miralem Pjanić (Roma): Played an integral role in Roma dictating the play against Man City, as the visitors put in an accomplished display at the Etihad Stadium.
Javier Pastore (PSG): Was key in PSG’s hard-earned victory over Barcelona, generally looking as impressive as any of his Barca counterparts when in possession.
Danny Welbeck (Arsenal): Before last night, only Thierry Henry and Nicklas Bendtner had managed a hat-trick for Arsenal in the Champions League. Now, Welbeck joins that group, thanks to three very well-taken goals.
Adrian Ramos (Dortmund): Was only on the field for 25 minutes, but managed to score a brace for Borussia Dortmund and consolidate their victory over Anderlecht in the process.
Subs: Valdislav Stoyanov (Ludogrets), Aleksander Rajčević (Maribor), Kevin Großkreutz (Dortmund), Isco (Real Madrid), Serey Die (Basel), Heung-Min Son (Leverkusen), Markus Rosenburg (Malmo).
