Fc Goa: The Reigning Champions Mumbai City Fc Are All Ready For The Isl Challenge

FC Goa: The reigning champions Mumbai City FC are all ready for the ISL challenge

Margao, Goa : , November 22nd : .Mumbai City FC (reigning Indian Super League) champions will be looking to show their power upfront as they start their season against FC Goa later Monday at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Mumbai City FC might have lost some of its core players last season but still has a strong side against FC Goa.They have kept the same team of players as last year under Juan Ferrando, the Spanish coach.

 Fc Goa: The Reigning Champions Mumbai City Fc Are All Ready For The Isl Challeng-TeluguStop.com

Mumbai City FC has won the previous five games and split the spoils in three others.This includes last year’s ISL final.

The Islanders are now a very different team after their incredible season in which they won the League Winners Shield as well as the League title.

The Des Buckingham-led team managed to win against Hyderabad FC, draw against Odisha FC, and SC East Bengal.

FC Goa has won five of the last five matches in competitive play, leading to their recent 2021 Durand Cup victory in Kolkata.FC Goa was fourth last season in league tables, winning seven matches and losing three times.

They also shared points in 10 matches that were left to reach the semifinals.

The Ferrando-led team lost against Mumbai City FC in a semifinal, and was eliminated from the title race.

The teams have played 18 matches between themselves, FC Goa winning seven of the eight.Mumbai has won five of the six matches, with the other teams sharing the honors on the sixth.

Mumbai City FC has lost only one of five games against FC Goa in their past five encounters.Both teams played to goalless draws in the semifinals, and the Islanders managed to sneak into the final by winning a penalty shootout.

FC Goa’s last defeat was in February 2020 when they lost 5-2 to their opponents.

Mumbai City FC won’t have the services of Hugo Boumous from Morocco, Bartholomew Ogbeche, and Adam le Fondre.

However, last year’s gold boot winner Igor Angulo was brought in.Brad Inman, an Australian midfielder, is also a major addition.

Ygor Katatau and Gabriel Cassio, a Brazilian midfielder, will be among the other imported players.

Sergio Lobera, the head coach of Wellington Phoenix FC is now gone.

Former Wellington Phoenix FC coach Buckingham will take over the management of the Mumbai team ahead of next season.It is up to the Englishman, who must deliver and win the title defense.

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