Matchday 5 of the Champions League saw 12 teams qualify for the knockout stages, with plenty of goals, heartbreak and drama along the way. Early exits for Barcelona, Juventus, Ajax and Atletico Madrid will be bitter for those fans and players, while Chelsea and Bayern Munich look like title contenders after finishing as winners of their groups.
After a thrilling first round of games, we asked our writers Gab Marcotti, Sam Marsden and Mark Ogden to answer some of our burning questions.
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