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Defending champs Mohun Bagan Super Giant go back to their home ground as they contest versus previous champs Bengaluru FC in the 2nd semi-final of the 2024 Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata onTuesday The Mariners pipped Punjab FC 6-5 in an awesome premature death after both groups were secured 3-3 in guideline time in the quarter-final. The safeguarding champs will certainly be delighted to go back to their home ground for the semi-final versus 2022 Durand Cup champs Bengaluru FC.
On the various other hand, a 95th-minute strike from Jorge Pereyra Diaz made certain Bengaluru FC secured a slim 1-0 success over southerly competitors Kerala Blasters to reserve their area in the semi-finals, according to an Indian Super League (ISL) news release.
Speaking in advance of the suit, beginning with 5:30 PM, Mohun Bagan SG head train, Jose Molina claimed, “Bengaluru FC are a good team. They have some really good players but I am thinking and concerned about the whole team, not any individual players. It is going to be a good game. We are going to miss Jamie Maclaren and Ashique Kuruniyan tomorrow but the rest of the team is ready to give their best. Playing in the home ground will be an advantage for us. Supporters will come in numbers to support us. You can see the formation and lineup tomorrow on the pitch.”
Mohun Bagan Super Giant needed to dig deep in the quarterfinals as their full celebrity actors was called right into activity versus a well-drilled and durable Punjab FC side. Suhail Bhatt, Manvir Singh and Jason Cummings racked up for the Mariners in guideline time. Jose Molina needed to utilize all his celebrity power, presenting Greg Stewart, Dimitrios Petratos and Apuia to make certain that they extended the video game to fines.
Bengaluru FC needed to wait till the eleventh hour of injury time to conquer strong competitors Kerala Blasters in their quarterfinal. They have actually remained in great type in the competition, winning all their team matches to cover the team racking up 10 objectives and acknowledging simply two times. They have actually looked natural under Gerard Zaragoza with brand-new finalizings Jorge Pereyra Diaz and Alberto Noguera integrating well in the last 3rd in addition to captain Sunil Chhetri.
Speaking in advance of the suit, Bengaluru FC head train Gerard Zaragoza claimed, “Mohun Bagan Super Giant is a team that has really talented players across the pitch, and we are sure that this will be a fixture that demands us to be focused. I was happy with the way we defended together as a unit and stayed compact against the Blasters. I felt we controlled that game well for most parts of the 90 minutes, and it’s something that we will need to try to replicate tomorrow.”
The 2 previous champs will certainly contend for an area in the Durand Cup last versus NorthEast United, with the crucial suit taking place on Saturday at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
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