Robinho's showstopping performance on a difficult night for Real Madrid saw the Brazilian score two goals himself, and put in vital assists elsewhere in the game.
Now, the Brazilian midfielder has opted to dedicate his strikes to coach Bernd Schuster for picking him to face Olympiakos in the first place.
"I'm very happy with the way that I played, but the key thing is that the team won," he told Marca.
"I am extremely proud.
"I dedicate my two goals and my contribution to Schuster, who is confident in my work."
Robinho and teammate Julio Baptista were left out of the weekend squad to face Espanyol in La Liga after returning home late from international duty, allegedly due to a party back in their native Brazil.
However, Robinho earned a dramatic recall for midweek action in the Champions League, and duly proved Schuster correct in making that decision.
Real Madrid went 1-0 up early on before Olympiakos equalised, went down to ten men, and then took an unlikely lead. It took the contribution of Robinho to stage a comeback against the Greeks at the Bernabeu.
Immediately after the match, coach Schuster himself pointed out that Robinho's return had imbued the team with no end of confidence.
Real Madrid are top of Group C with seven points from a possible nine.
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