There could have been nothing more than this fixture to end the league stages of the Indian Super League season 7. The AFC Champions League spot and the ISL Shield will be on line when the two top teams of the league will face-off each other. Until the mid of the season, there was no team looking even close to the Mumbai City FC in the race to the AFC Champions League spot. But three hits from NEUFC, BFC and JFC pulled down the table toppers to the 2nd position while ATKMB shifting themselves to the top position.
A win and only a win could save MCFC’s dream of playing in the next edition of ACL while a draw or a win for ATKMB would mean ATKMB in ACL. There is no doubt that the fixture will see heavy and hardcore play from both sides. MCFC would focus on their midfield and attack and will try to destroy ATKMB’s defense line as early as possible. Sergio Lobera is quite aware of ATKMB’s late minutes fatal and decisive strikes. Both teams would want their best teams on the pitch for the match and there are less chances of youngsters getting in the line-up. Bipin Singh’s hat-trick and Ogbeche’s brace against Odisha FC adds up to the player’s confidence.
Mumbai City FC Playing 11
Amrinder Singh (GK)
Jahouh
Santana
Bipin Singh
A Ranwade
Vignesh D
Fall
Goddard
Ogbeche
Adam le Fondre
Mandar Rao Desai
ATKMB Playing 11
A Bhattacharya (GK)
Sandesh Jhingan
Pritam Kotal
Tiri
Subhasish
Prabir Das
Edu Garcia
C McHugh
M Singh
David Williams
Roy Krishna
Fantasy 11
Amrinder Singh (GK)
Sandesh
Fall
Tiri
Bipin Singh
Manvir Singh
Edu Garcia
Vignesh
Mandar
Roy Krishna
Adam le Fondre
