Last week saw the return of European football as teams across the continent competed in Week One of the Champions League and Europa League group stages.
Swansea City's Ashley Williams was a happy man as the Swans defeated Valencia 3-0 in their Europa League group stage debut.
Great performance, great win, great night! pic.twitter.com/GAxsVYn4Lm — Ashley Williams (@AshWills84) September 19, 2013
Gareth Bale made his European debut for Real Madrid in their 6-1 rout of Galatasaray.
Great to be back in the Champions League last night with a win. It was important to get off to a good start. — Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) September 18, 2013
Kevin Prince Boateng shows his delight at new club Schalke's win over Steaua Bucuresti.
Still in the stadium...fantastic win and proud of the performance of the team!!! Well done... @s04pic.twitter.com/Ib5bTgdqiN — Kevin-Prince Boateng (@KPBofficial) September 18, 2013
Whilst Arsenal new boy Mesut Ozil was excited ahead of the midweek trip to Marseille.
On our way to Marseille. pic.twitter.com/RDnlfjrhK5 — Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) September 17, 2013
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta was chuffed his team's victory over Viktoria Plzen.
Great win for us tonight in Plzen and good start to the Champions League. Thank you to the fans for the amazing support! #mcfc — Pablo Zabaleta (@pablo_zabaleta) September 17, 2013
Chelsea's twitter feed showed there was still smiles around Stamford Bridge despite the clubs shock 2-1 loss to Basel.
Smiles from @dembabafoot and @michaelessien during training today... #CFCpic.twitter.com/rvhGxFvbSa
— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) September 19, 2013
QPR's Danny Simpson and Aston Villa's Jores Okore show what footballers are doing with their spare time as Grand Theft Auto 5 was released midweek.
Gettin on that GTA flow — Jores Okore (@JoresOkore) September 19, 2013
Iv jumped on the GTA hype. Let's see what it's saying — Danny Simpson (@dannysimpson) September 19, 2013
The Barclays Premier League feed showcases the best dribblers in the competition so far.
Ross Barkley has made the most successful dribbles in the #BPL so far (19), Hatem Ben Arfa & Andros Townsend have 17 pic.twitter.com/nDu7sB46a5 — Premier League (@premierleague) September 19, 2013
And on a serious note, QPR's Joey Barton reminds us of the Rainbow Lace initiative and its positive impact on the football community.
Lets all show football as a community is forward thinking on this issue. I'm proud to say I'm right behind gay footballers. #RBGF — Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 20, 2013
