There was no champagne deluge this time. There were no giddy, shirtless players. And there was definitely no singing.
After Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Monaco 4-0 in last year's Trophee des Champions, the traditional curtain-raiser to the French season, their players crashed Thomas Tuchel's post-match press conference, sprayed their new head coach with champagne and forced him to sing a song as part of an impromptu initiation ceremony.
He sang "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, and it captured the mood. Tuchel had been quick to form close personal bonds with PSG's players, and with Monaco put to the sword, hopes were high that the club from the French capital would sweep all before them on the domestic front again and finally make a splash in the UEFA Champions League.