There were plenty of strong performances for Tottenham as they banished the memory of a limp defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday with an effervescent display in the Champions League, albeit against Copenhagen.
Tottenham's performance on Tuesday night in north London was a far cry from the one they turned in against the Blues in the London Derby three days prior and it was chalk and cheese for one particular player too.
Micky van de Ven, alongside Djed Spence, made headlines for the wrong reasons after both were caught on camera snubbing their head coach Thomas Frank as they walked off the pitch after the defeat to Chelsea without looking at him and without applauding the disgruntled supporters.
Goal of the season
But van de Ven made headlines for the right reasons on Tuesday night, scoring one of the goals of the season in the 4-0 win over the Danes, running from the edge of his own box and beating five players on his way to scoring the third of the night.
Frank had said prior to the match that both van de Ven and Spence had apologised for their actions and the Dutchman's actions on the pitch spoke louder than any words.
His goal added to Brennan Johnson's first half strike and a second half goal from Wilson Odobert, before Joao Palhinha put the icing on the cake with a fourth. The last two goals had come after Johnson had been sent off for a studs up tackle that required a VAR review.
Spurs were brilliant against limited opposition and the performance and result will be just the tonic for Frank, who had started to come in for some criticism.
Going unnoticed
But while the likes of van de Ven, Xavi Simons - who provided an assist and could have had more in a defining display - and Randal Kolo Muani will get the plaudits, there was one other player who may have gone a bit unnoticed who was integral to the victory.
That player was Rodrigo Bentancur.
The Uruguayan himself has come in for criticism from fans, mainly for Frank's decisions to play him alongside Palhinha in home games for a defensive look to the formation, when supporters would like to see more attacking verve.
Against the Danish side, however, Bentancur was alongside Pape Matar Sarr and Simons in midfield and he did all the excellent work behind the scenes that can sometimes go unnoticed. He even had TNT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher at one point saying: "I don't think Bentancur has given the ball away once tonight."
That statement was not quite accurate, but it was not far off.
Bentancur enjoyed 79 touches in the match, more than any other player on the pitch except Pedro Porro. He enjoyed an 88% pass success rate, with 60 of his 68 passes reaching their expected destination. He also made six passes into the final third and was accurate with both of his long balls.
When it came to the defensive side of the game, he won three of his four duels and made six defensive contributions, with three interceptions, five recoveries and three clearances.
The Uruguayan is a popular figure in the Tottenham fanbase and proved that when he is on top of his game, Spurs tend to be on top of theirs.