Turkish champions Besiktas MOGAZ won the opening match of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/2017. The team from the capital of Istanbul beat Portuguese ABC UMinho 33:31 (21:18) with domestic right back Ramazan Done in the main role (9 goals).
Turks already achieved the same score as in the previous season, when they finished last in Group A with victory only against PPD Zagreb – two points in total.