A pair of premium-priced Fantasy Premier League midfielders sparked UEFA Champions League wins for Manchester City and Arsenal, but Ilkay Gundogan (£5.6m) took centre stage in FPL terms, firing his second brace in three days to spark a further surge in his ownership.
Introduced from the bench in Saturday's visit to West Bromwich Albion, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) returned to City's starting XI for Barcelona.
De Bruyne highlighted the form that has produced FPL returns in six of nine appearances by firing a second-half free-kick in a 3-1 victory.
Gundogan turned the heads of FPL managers again, scoring twice for the second successive match.
The German produced 18 points at The Hawthorns on Saturday and Tuesday's brace ensured a price rise overnight, with 196,000 managers drafting him in for the Gameweek 11 home match with Middlesbrough.
Sergio Aguero (£13.1m) and Raheem Sterling (£8.3m) supplied an assist apiece for Pep Guardiola's side.
City's teamsheet against Middlesbrough will be of keen interest, with Guardiola possibly turning to Nolito (£8.7m), Jesus Navas (£6.2m) and Leroy Sane (£7.6m) to freshen things up in attack.
Ozil streak goes on
In Bulgaria, a goal and assist from Mesut Ozil (£9.6m) helped secure Arsenal’s place in the knockout stages with a 3-2 win over Ludogorets Razgrad.
Owned by only 9% of FPL managers, the German has scored six times in his last eight matches across all competitions ahead of Sunday's visit by Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsene Wenger's decision to shift Alexis Sanchez (£11.4m) to the left will have alerted the Chilean's 25.3% of FPL owners.
Sanchez had started all Arsenal's matches through the middle this term, with a weekend brace away to Sunderland taking him to the top of the FPL standings on 70 points.
But Olivier Giroud (£8.8m) was the lone striker on Tuesday night after emerging from the bench to score twice in the 4-1 win on Saturday.
The Frenchman vindicated his manager's decision by notching again but is expected to be among the substitutes for Sunday.
Wenger's side missed first-choice full-backs Hector Bellerin (£6.6m) and Nacho Monreal (£6.0m), who did not travel through injury.
Arsenal's resilient rearguard had conceded only three goals in nine matches across all competitions prior to conceding twice last night.
See: Man City v Barcelona - Match highlights | Highlights: Ludogorets v Arsenal
