The biggest and best professional club competition in the Northern Hemisphere kicked off this past weekend. There were a few surprises, a few close calls, and more than a few great highlights. 

Check them all out here. Every highlight is courtesy of the European Champions Cup and its Facebook page, and for that we are thankful!

Here's how it went down:

Gloucester 20-25 Toulouse (Pool 5)

Glasgow 13-7 Sale (Pool 2)

Bath 16-17 Ulster (Pool 3)

Leinster 33-19 Benetton (Pool 1) 

La Rochelle 12-31 Exeter (Pool 2)

Clermont 53-21 Harlequins (Pool 3)

Ospreys 13-32 Munster (Pool 4)

Connacht 23-20 Montpellier (Pool 5)

Northampton 25-14 Lyon (Pool 1)

Racing 92 30-10 Saracens (Pool 4)