LW Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich) - His dazzling wing-play will haunt Lazio’s full-backs for some time. Coman, the matchwinner in the 2020 Champions League final, also set up Bayern’s third goal, Leroy Sane’s, with a fine long pass from in his own half. AP
GK Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) - The Bayern captain oversaw a handsome win, though he needed to be alert to preserve the 4-1 margin, making a trio of sharp saves and generating the confidence that allowed his team to push high up the pitch. Getty
RB Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) - Right-back? Or left-back? Or creative midfielder? Is it any longer viable to designate the protean Portuguese to just a single role. His crosses made both goals in the 2-0 Manchester City win over Borussia Monchengladbach. AFP
CB Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich) - A night of revelation in the 4-1 win at Lazio for the giant Sule, who showed he can not only block and tackle, but also dribble and cross. Sule will always be more grizzly bear than ballerina but he showed off some nimble technique. Reuters
CB Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) - No high-stakes evening up against Luis Suarez is gentle on a defender, but Rudiger had to deal with all the aggression - and some slyness - from the Atletico Madrid striker. Rudiger bore it and contained the threat in a valuable 1-0 Chelsea win. PA
LB Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) - Decisive in what turned out to be a taut, cagey evening in Bergamo for Real Madrid. Mendy, advancing forward, drew Remo Freuler into a foul that had the Atalanta man sent off. Mendy then scored the game’s only goal, a beauty, late on. AP
RM Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) - Musiala will turn 18 on Friday. He scored his first Champions League goal just ahead of that, the confident finish that put Bayern 2-0 up at Lazio. Next up, an imminent senior debut for Germany, whom the dual-national has chosen to play for ahead of England. Getty
CM Luka Modric (Real Madrid) - Animated a laboured Real Madrid against 10-man Atalanta, guarding against mishap and probing for opportunities with his passes and the odd shot at goal. In the absence of so many injured seniors, Modric led by example. Getty
LM Robin Gosens (Atalanta) - For over 70 minutes Atalanta had to match Real Madrid with one player fewer. They nearly held out, too, partly because Gosens was ubiquitous on the left flank, the blocker of crosses, the resolute tackler and the valiant counter-attacker. AP
RW Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) - A rare leaping, headed goal to put City ahead against Monchengladbach, and an unselfish set-up to provide Gabriel Jesus with the second goal capped an effervescent display on a good night for City’s influential Portuguese contingent. Reuters
CF Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) - For a striker sometimes maligned for the running speeds he does not reach, or for being an ‘old-fashioned’ centre-forward, Giroud scores an awful lot of spectacular goals. His brilliant overhead volley swung the tie against stubborn Atletico Madrid in Chelsea’s favour. EPA
LW Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich) - His dazzling wing-play will haunt Lazio’s full-backs for some time. Coman, the matchwinner in the 2020 Champions League final, also set up Bayern’s third goal, Leroy Sane’s, with a fine long pass from in his own half. AP
GK Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) - The Bayern captain oversaw a handsome win, though he needed to be alert to preserve the 4-1 margin, making a trio of sharp saves and generating the confidence that allowed his team to push high up the pitch. Getty
RB Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) - Right-back? Or left-back? Or creative midfielder? Is it any longer viable to designate the protean Portuguese to just a single role. His crosses made both goals in the 2-0 Manchester City win over Borussia Monchengladbach. AFP
CB Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich) - A night of revelation in the 4-1 win at Lazio for the giant Sule, who showed he can not only block and tackle, but also dribble and cross. Sule will always be more grizzly bear than ballerina but he showed off some nimble technique. Reuters
CB Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) - No high-stakes evening up against Luis Suarez is gentle on a defender, but Rudiger had to deal with all the aggression - and some slyness - from the Atletico Madrid striker. Rudiger bore it and contained the threat in a valuable 1-0 Chelsea win. PA
LB Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) - Decisive in what turned out to be a taut, cagey evening in Bergamo for Real Madrid. Mendy, advancing forward, drew Remo Freuler into a foul that had the Atalanta man sent off. Mendy then scored the game’s only goal, a beauty, late on. AP
RM Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) - Musiala will turn 18 on Friday. He scored his first Champions League goal just ahead of that, the confident finish that put Bayern 2-0 up at Lazio. Next up, an imminent senior debut for Germany, whom the dual-national has chosen to play for ahead of England. Getty
CM Luka Modric (Real Madrid) - Animated a laboured Real Madrid against 10-man Atalanta, guarding against mishap and probing for opportunities with his passes and the odd shot at goal. In the absence of so many injured seniors, Modric led by example. Getty
LM Robin Gosens (Atalanta) - For over 70 minutes Atalanta had to match Real Madrid with one player fewer. They nearly held out, too, partly because Gosens was ubiquitous on the left flank, the blocker of crosses, the resolute tackler and the valiant counter-attacker. AP
RW Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) - A rare leaping, headed goal to put City ahead against Monchengladbach, and an unselfish set-up to provide Gabriel Jesus with the second goal capped an effervescent display on a good night for City’s influential Portuguese contingent. Reuters
CF Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) - For a striker sometimes maligned for the running speeds he does not reach, or for being an ‘old-fashioned’ centre-forward, Giroud scores an awful lot of spectacular goals. His brilliant overhead volley swung the tie against stubborn Atletico Madrid in Chelsea’s favour. EPA
LW Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich) - His dazzling wing-play will haunt Lazio’s full-backs for some time. Coman, the matchwinner in the 2020 Champions League final, also set up Bayern’s third goal, Leroy Sane’s, with a fine long pass from in his own half. AP
