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Champions League talking points: Attention-grabbers, struggling giants and the best to never win it

The Champions League group stage is underway, with Chelsea defending their title and 31 other clubs seeking to emulate them come May in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Following an exciting first round of games, we asked James Olley, Julien Laurens and Tom Hamilton to answer some big questions.

What caught your attention on Matchday 1?

Olley: Top forwards hitting the ground running. Manchester United may have lost, but Cristiano Ronaldo continued his goal-scoring form in Tuesday's shock 2-1 defeat at Young Boys, before Romelu Lukaku and Robert Lewandowski followed suit later that night.