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In what was a repeat of last season's final at the same venue, Miku's 41st minute strike was enough for the Blues to overcome the visitors' challenge.
Through Miku's goal in the first half, Bengaluru FC defeated defending champions Chennaiyin FC 1-0.
India's all-time highest scorer, who is also among the top five in international football, said they are looking forward to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
The 34-year-old had an impressive last season with FC Goa, clocking well over 1500 minutes on the field with 13 goals and six assists to his name.
Chennaiyin FC has already retained 13 players from last season for their title defence, with head coach John Gregory and sports scientist Niall Clark also signing one-year extensions.
Popovic joined the club in September 2017 and made a lasting impression helping FC Pune City breach the top-four barrier, a first time in the club's four-year history.
This was Chennaiyin FC's second title triumph in the ISL, tying them with ATK as the most successful team in the tournament.
Chhetri could have had another goal with a curler in 72nd minute, which was saved by a diving Kaith.
In the nine matches the two sides have played, Goa won four and Chennaiyin five, including the famous final in 2015.
A draw will be enough for Goa to make it to the last four stage since they are already a point ahead of Jamshedpur.
It was FC Goa's first-ever win over ATK as the hosts dominated most part of the match with Sergio Juste Marin (10th), Lanzarote (15th and 21st), Ferran Corominas Telechea (64th) and substitute Markos Johannus (90th) sounding the board for them.
The resounding victory, which was also Goa's first clean sheet this season, lifted them to the sixth spot with 24 points under their belt while Pune remained one rung behind table-toppers Bengaluru FC.
Chennaiyin FC are placed third after accumulating 29 points from 17 matches, the same as second-placed FC Pune City, who have a better goal difference.
The draw took FC Goa to 21 points from 15 matches to remain on sixth place in the league table. Delhi Dynamos are now at ninth place with 12 points from 15 matches.
Mumbai were punished for their profligacy in the match - wasting multiple chances as they attempted to fight back after Gaikwad's own goal had given the visitors the lead.
In a match between last year's finalists, both the teams had their share of chances but it was ATK's Ryan Taylor who did the star act by scoring one and setting up another for a hard-fought draw.
The win takes Bengaluru to 30 points from 14 games while Chennaiyin stay on 23 but has played one match less.
Ferran Corominas scored his 10th goal of the season for Goa in the 7th minute while another Spaniard, Edu Bedia, secured the winner in the 77th minute after CK Vineeth had drawn Blasters' to level in the 29th minute.
The three points have lifted Jamshedpur FC to the fifth spot on the points table with 16 points from 11 matches.
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