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Captain Henderson led by example for Liverpool, Bellingham put in a classy display for Dortmund and at least one Cristiano had a night to remember! After goals galore in matchday one, find out who makes our Champions League team of the week

Daily Mail | September 16, 2021

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With 44 goals over two nights, it's fair to say the Champions League is well and truly back.

Europe's premier club competition hasn't let us down this week as the group stage kicked off with heaps of drama, some goal-fests and even a shock result as Manchester United lost to Young Boys.

But who really shone for their teams? After each Champions League matchday, Sportsmail will select its team of the week to highlight the top performers across Europe.

Here's our pick from the first round of games.

Bayern Munich made mincemeat of Barcelona in one of the matchday one highlights as the Champions League group stage got underway this week

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Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)

Not too many people are tipping Real Madrid for Champions League glory this season amid a perception the Spanish giants have been cut down to size.

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