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Tuesday's European Football Round-Up: Mourinho's Return, Mbappe Hattrick & Kane In Form

Tuesday's night of Champions League action in Matchweek Two was certainly not lacking goals - with 33 strikes across the nine games - as world class attackers stole the limelight.

There was also an emotional return for a certain special manager, plus the potential for headaches for another manager after back-to-back defeats.

Here's the low-down from Tuesday's European matches.

Mourinho's Blue Return

The build-up all week was focused on one man and one man only - The Special One.

Returning to the club where he won three Premier League crowns for just the eighth time since initially leaving in 2007, the Portuguese was given the red carpet treatment.

"I will always be a Blue" 💙

Wholesome from Jose Mourinho on his bond with Chelsea 🤝 pic.twitter.com/GHgjtfXTxz
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 29, 2025

On the pitch, it didn't end the way he would have wanted, as they lost 1-0 courtesy of a Richard Rios own goal in the 17th minute.

Still, Benfica didn't play badly and probably should have taken something from the game, especially as they had more shots on goal yet the final piece went astray in the penalty area.

Either way, it was nice to see him remain in good spirits post match.

Jose Mourinho still gets his favourite biscuits! 🍪

Brian Pullman worked for Chelsea for 56 years and retired in 2024, but he was at Stamford Bridge tonight to make sure Jose Mourinho got his custard creams ❤️ pic.twitter.com/v6Wd9BRb4F
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) September 30, 2025

Mbappe on Fire

Kylian Mbappe's electric start to the season for Real Madrid took another twist away in Kazakhstan.

Facing underdogs Kairat Almaty, the French forward set Los Blancos on their way to victory with a penalty in the 25th minute, before two goals in the second half rounded off a hat-trick and put Madrid 3-0 up.

Later goals from Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz sealed a 5-0 win.

The 26-year-old already has eight goals in seven La Liga games, and now an even more impressive tally of five in two in the Champions League.

14 GOALS + 2 ASSISTS IN 11 GAMES THIS SEASON!

KYLIAN MBAPPE IS HAVING THE BEST START TO A SEASON EVER! 😍 pic.twitter.com/Ixb3ARmM0j
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) September 30, 2025

After finishing seventh in the Ballon D'or rankings having missed out on one all his career, could this be the season where he finally claims it and inspires his team to another European title?

Kane On Form

Another forward hot on his heels last night was Harry Kane, who added to his own exceptional Bayern tally with a brace.

Playing in a deeper 10 position behind Nicolas Jackson, the Englishman added to his two goals in matchweek one against Chelsea.

🤖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 17 goals and 3 assists in 9 games for Harry Kane this season. Insane start. pic.twitter.com/Tvuy1mDzWS
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 30, 2025

He now has 100 goals for Bayern Munich in just 104 games, the quickest time any player has ever reached that number in Europe's top five leagues.

Harry Kane has scored 100 goals for Bayern Munich, and he has done it faster than any player has ever done so for any club in Europe's top five leagues 😤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💥 pic.twitter.com/p9rTHHQDeT
— OneFootball (@OneFootball) September 26, 2025

Bayern romped to a 5-1 victory in Cyprus, going 4-0 up with goals from Raphael Guerreiro, Jackson and Kane before Mislav Orsic pulled one back for Pafos on the edge of half time.

Michael Olise scored the sole second half strike.

Tottenham Falter in Norway

Bodo/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur faced off in a repeat of last season's Europa League semi-final, where Spurs cruised to a 5-1 aggregate win.

This time round though, it was far from plain sailing.

The Norwegians found themselves 2-0 up as Jens Hauge was at the double, after Rodrigo Bentancur had a goal ruled out.

Despite Spurs eventually rescuing a point through Micky van de Ven and an 89th minute own goal, it was far from the result Thomas Frank was hoping for.

Slot Back to Drawing Board

Arne Slot faces the first real questions since arriving as Liverpool boss a little over a year ago.

Having cruised to the league last season and winning the first five matches of this one, the Reds have now suffered back-to-back defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray.

Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak are yet to really take off in a Liverpool shirt despite some decent displays, as questions mount regarding the amount of money spent in the summer.

The Turk giants won 1-0 thanks to a Victor Osimhen penalty.

Victor Osimhen has now scored 6 goals in 6 games against English sides.

Imagine if that reported summer move to the Premier League went through 👀 pic.twitter.com/tZumao23ct
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 30, 2025