There are few weekends of sport more rewarding than the one straight after the international break.
After two weeks that feel like eternity, the Premier League returns to our lives, and Saturdays go back to normal.
And the latest episode of every football fan’s favourite programme was worth waiting for, because it saw the return of our favourite villain: Jose Mourinho.
Like some sort of Game of Thrones character, the ‘Special One’ came back to life as a manager, fighting for the north of London this time, rather than the west.
But that was just one of several things we loved in the world of sport this weekend.
It’s impossible to keep across everything, so we’ve listed the eight best things that happened this weekend. Objectively speaking.
Jose Mourinho is back where he belongs
Admit it. You missed him, didn’t you?
Towards the end of Mourinho’s Old Trafford nightmare, we barely saw any of the charismatic, charming man we fell in love with back in 2004.
But during Tottenham’s dramatic 3-2 victory over West Ham, we got a glimpse of the old Jose: the smile, the celebrations, the witty one-liners.
We also saw a surprisingly attacking Mourinho team, with an even more startling lack of defensive stability.
If this is Mourinho’s Spurs, then we are absolutely here for it.
Deontay Wilder lost the whole fight against Luis Ortiz before an explosive KO
We shouldn’t be surprised.
In the latest defence of the WBC Heavyweight title he has held for more than five years, Wilder was totally outboxed by Ortiz for six rounds.
And then Wilder did what he always does, better than anyone in history, you could argue.
The champ smashed home one straight right to the target and the fight was over in an instant.
Ortiz dropped to the canvas and had no chance of beating the count, just like Dominic Breazeale back in May.
Up next? The Tyson Fury rematch.
Flamengo staged a dramatic late comeback to win the Copa Libertadores
In the biggest football match in South America, some of the most passionate fans in the world were treated to high drama.
Despite being second best for much of the match, Brazilian giants Flamengo beat River Plate 2-1 in Peru thanks to two goals from Gabriel Barbosa in the last five minutes.
Rafael Santos Borre had put River Plate ahead in the 14th minute as 80,000 people watched on from the stands inside the Estadio Monumental in Lima.
But Barbosa’s heroics ensured a first Copa Libertadores title for Flamengo since 1981.
BJ Watling put England to the sword with a sensational knock
England were forced to watch Watling bat for 473 balls and more than 11 hours this weekend.
The New Zealander scored an epic double hundred, 205 runs to be precise, as Joe Root’s bowlers were chastened in Mount Maunganui.
The tourists face a near-impossible task to save the Test, but it’s our job to appreciate brilliance, and Watling’s knock was out of this world.
Arsenal fans finally got something to cheer
There has been precious little for Gunners fans to celebrate in recent weeks, with the men’s team in total disarray.
But the women are doing just fine, extending their impressive start to the season with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool.
The Reds, on the other hand, could not be experiencing a more contrasting campaign to Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Liverpool Women are yet to win a game or score from open play in the Women’s Super League this season.
Britain came agonisingly close to emulating their historic Davis Cup success in 2015
There was heartbreak for Britain in the Davis Cup, but also plenty of reasons to be proud.
They were edged out in dramatic fashion in a deciding doubles by eventual winners Spain in the semi-finals, with Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski unable to take four set points in the second set against an inspired Rafael Nadal and his partner Feliciano Lopez.
But Britain’s run, which brought victories over Holland, Kazakhstan and Germany, showed the improved strength in depth the country now has – albeit only at the very top level – with three top-100 players in singles in Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie and a raft of doubles options.
Dutch football took an unprecedented stand against racism
Players in Holland’s top flight paused for the opening minute of their matches on Saturday in response to a racist incident in the second tier last weekend.
Excelsior winger Ahmad Mendes Moreira was subjected to abuse at Den Bosch, prompting players in the top two divisions to refrain from playing for the first 60 seconds of their fixtures and applaud while the message ‘Racism? Then we won’t play football!’ was displayed in the stadiums.
Jon Rahm conquered Europe once again with a double in Dubai
Rahm held off a thrilling challenge from Tommy Fleetwood to win the DP World Tour Championship and emulate his hero Seve Ballesteros by claiming the Race to Dubai crown.
In a breathless conclusion, Rahm saw his six-shot lead disappear as Fleetwood birdied five of the last seven holes in pursuit to be named European number one.
But the Spaniard held his nerve and birdied the last to further establish himself as one of the best golfers on the planet.
