Paris Saint-Germain produced one of the great European performances to sweep aside Inter at the Allianz Arena
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This season represented the competition’s biggest change of format since the group stage was introduced in the 1991-92 season.
Since then, the competition has featured some combination of groups of four teams, playing each other home and away, before a knockout stage (or straight final in 91-92 and 92-93).
This season, the expanded 36-team tournament saw each side play eight different teams – four at home and four away – in one big league phase.
It reached its climax at the end of January before the traditional knockout stages got under way, but was it a success?
PSG would say so after lifting their maiden Champions League trophy in Munich having initially finished 15th in the league phase and needing to progress via a play-off to reach the knockouts proper.
Former Inter player Achraf Hakimi opened the scoring for PSG, but it was the 19-year-old French forward Desire Doue who stole the show.
He doubled PSG’s lead with a deflected effort before scoring a wonderful second goal after the half-time break.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added a fourth and the 19-year-old substitute Senny Mayulu smashed home another to complete the rout.