you are lucky and should be very happy with the result. bt what work for you might not work on other manager. there is alot of factor which we cannot understand in te like you mention formation,bonus,condition and many more.
my question is your oppo watching and how is his player condition? he might not be intrested or left the game. which is ofcoz unlikely.
in term of quality is not a suprise anymore expecially in CL. i seen alot of high quality team beaten and out of the tournament.
anyway i am happy for you.頎巾睄