In all likelihood, New Delhi rushed a deal so that its foreign minister could go ahead with a scheduled trip to Beijing this week to prepare for Li's visit.
The win sets up the reigning champions for the visit of Bayern Munich to the Westfalenstadion on Wednesday in a fixture which will goa long way to deciding the destination of this year's title.
However, the British Foreign Office said on Friday it was reviewing whether a royal visit by the Duke of York to Libya, scheduled for September, should now go ahead.