A relay ahead of next year's event in Birmingham will begin at Buckingham Palace next week.

Real Madrid had 30 shots on goal to the visitors' four and won 13 corners compared to none for the Moldovan side but needed a penalty to level.

LaLiga have long held firm on their stance that they would not make special dispensation for Barcelona and that was validated with salary cap figures for all 20 LaLiga clubs revealed on Wednesday.

Sheriff Tiraspol are the 'kings' of Moldovan football, but their power and backing comes from a disputed territory on the Ukraine border.