Leroy Sane:
No one at Bayern Munich will be as desperate as Sane to regain the Champions League title this season.
Now 26 and entering his prime years, the forward is out to prove that he made the right decision in agitating to leave Manchester City years ago.
Sane's Champions League campaign could not have got off to a better start, with the forward taking Joshua Kimmich's lofted pass down beautifully and finishing with ice-cold composure. He then forced the second with his intelligent movement.
Marcel Sabitzer:
Isn't it amazing what can happen if you give a new signing a little time to bed in?
Last season Sabitzer was dismissed as another Bayern signing made for the sake it, doomed to be lost in the midfield shuffle for all eternity. Tonight, he looked like the game-changing player we came to know and love during his time at RB Leipzig.
The Austrian buzzed around endlessly, strangling the Inter midfielder and allowing the visitors to dominate proceedings. In possession, he wasn't half bad either, and would have finished with a goal or assist on another day.
Julian Nagelsmann:
The main fuel critics of Nagelsmann have at their disposal is his poor Champions League performance last season.
The young coach is looking to put this right this term and this tactical display will go some way to addressing his doubters. Throughout proceedings, Nagelsmann's charges hunted in packs, making a usually-assured Inter side look extremely uncomfortable at points.
There are more tough tests to come for Nagelsmann in the group and beyond, but tonight can definitely be chalked up as a victory in more ways than one.
He emphasised his basics, the tactical bedrock he's known for, and it worked.