There are four hat-trick heroes and three World Cup winners included as the club scene came back into focus.
Borussia Dortmund scored three second-half goals as they crushed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday to take over second place.
Barcelona twice came back from goals down to win 3-2 at Real Betis and cut Real Madrid's lead at the top of La Liga to three points.
Connacht came within metres of a late match-winning try but Montpellier held on to win a pulsating Heineken Champions Cup clash 35-29 at the GGL Stadium.
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Gloucester kept their Champions Cup quarter-final hopes alive with a 29-6 victory over Montpellier at Kingsholm.
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Toulouse maintained their perfect record in the Champions Cup with a hard-fought 26-18 victory at Montpellier.
We pick out the areas to keep an eye on in the fourth round of this season's Champions Cup pool stages on Saturday.
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We pick our combined XV of players who made the biggest impact during the weekend's European matches.
A red card for Jacques du Plessis did not stop Montpellier as they beat Gloucester 30-27 in the Champions Cup.
Connacht marked their return to Champions Cup rugby with a terrific 23-20 victory over Montpellier in Galway.
An understrength Saracens begin their Champions Cup defence away to Racing 92 on Sunday while Northampton host Lyon.
Champions Cup Pool 5 sees four-time winners Toulouse grouped with Montpellier, Gloucester and Connacht for 2019/20.
Ahead of the Champions Cup's return, have a go at our quiz testing your knowledge of the competition stretching back over two decades!
Saracens will face Munster, Racing 92 and the Ospreys in next season's Champions Cup while Stuart Hogg returns to Glasgow.
France reserve Paul Willemse has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan this year due to injury.
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