Manchester United and Chelsea started their Champions League campaigns with convincing wins - United putting three past Basel while Chelsea scoring an incredible six against Qarabag. Meanwhile, in the first high profile game of the season, a Lionel Messi brace saw Barcelona thrash Juventus 3-0. 

Mumbai City FC retained Romanian and star defender Lucian Goian who will now join Amrinder Singh and Sehnaj Singh for the next two seasons of the Indian Super League. Goian represented the Romanian U-21 national team and later joined Dinamo București who have featured in the UEFA Champions League.

Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff to win the Champions League for a record-extending 12th time. Cristiano Ronaldo justified his status as the ultimate big game player as he scored twice to help Real Madrid become the first team to retain the Champions League last night.