Shield hopes of Bagan faces a stern Punjab FC test at home.
It’s Butter
Chicken v/s Chingri Malai Curry on Wednesday as the teams from the two states
with probably the most delicious cuisines on earth, Mohun Bagan and Punjab F.C.
will come face to face against each other on the 5th of February at
the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Saltlake.
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— Mohun Bagan Super Giant (@mohunbagansg) February 4, 2025
The
Mariners secured a comfortable 3-1 victory against the Shers in the reverse
fixture which took place a day after Christmas. While the Mariners remain
comfortably on the top of the table with 43 points from 19 matches, the case is
unfortunately not the same for the shers.With just 1 win in their last 8
matches, Punjab F.C. are currently placed 9th in the table with 23
points from 17 matches and are fighting for a spot in the top 6.
Last time we met @RGPunjabFC 💪🏻🔥
— Mohun Bagan Super Giant (@mohunbagansg) February 4, 2025
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But their
emphatic comeback win against Bengaluru in the last matchday has injected a
little life in their playoff hopes. And with the likes of Luka
Majcen, Vidal, Sudeesh, Suljic and co., they are very much capable of
creating all sorts of problems for Bagan and thwart their title charge and we
all saw what a tough fight they gave against us in the Durand Cup.
As far as
Bagan are concerned, the defending champions are on a roll after completing
their redemption against Bengaluru and demolishing city rivals Mohammedan F.C.
in the ‘Mini Derby’. The Mariners are on a 7 game unbeaten streak and are
comfortably ahead of the rest of the competition. But at this stage of the
tournament, every game is important as even a ginormous lead can diminish in no
time.
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Bagan are
expected to change their lineups from the previous clash against Mohammedan as
star defender Alberto is expected to be fit for the match, and Apuia & Aldred will be unavailable due to multiple yellow cards. Besides, Molina has
always tweeked with the lineups in regular intervals and many a times fielded
just 2 or 3 foreign players instead of 4. But only time will tell what move
Molina makes with his star studded arsenal of weapons.
It is a
very significant match for both the teams though in complete contrasting
circumstances with team fighting for survival while the other is hunting for
glory. The game is set to be a cracker and the result of this game might very
well decide the course of the tournament.
-: Players to
watch out for :-
Alberto
Rodriguez :- Rock solid at the back with a knack of goals, Alberto has proven to
be the best player for Bagan and by far. His inch perfect tackles, clinical
fouls, darting runs, excellent headers and bullet like shots have haunted other
sides. With 4 goals and 1 assist in 15 matches and that too as a defender, he is
definitely the player to watch out for.
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Luka
Majcen :- A prolific striker and a great natural leader, the Slovenian talisman is
a legend for Punjab. Whether the angle is small, or the distance is high, if its
in his radar, he will score, no matter how. Having played in Gokulam and Churchill
before joining Punjab, he is very well versed with Indian football and was
instrumental in securing promotion for the Shers. He was also the hero in their
comeback win against BFC. It is almost impossible to tell that this players was
injured for a large part of the season. And with 7 goals and 3 assists in 13
matches, he definitely is the star man for the Shers.
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Previous ISL Encounters between MBSG and PFC :-
PFC - MBSG : 1 – 3 (26/12/24)
PFC - MBSG : 0 – 1 (06/04/24)
MBSG - PFC : 3 – 1 (23/09/23)
Possible Line-ups :-
Mohun Bagan SG (4-2-3-1): Vishal Kaith (GK), Ashish Rai, Dippendu Biswas, Alberto Rodriguez, Subhasish Bose(C), Deepak Tangri, Sahal Abdul Samad, Manvir Singh, Jason Cummings, Liston Colaco, Jamie
Maclaren.
Punjab FC(4-3-3): Ravi Kumar; Augustine-Meitei-Melroy-Abhishek; Shabong-Suljic-Prabhu;
Vidal-Majcen-Sudeesh.
Kick OFF:
7:30 PM IST
Venue: Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake
Stadium), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Live Stream: Sports 18 network , Star Sports 3(TV) VH1 India (TV) DD Bangla (TV) Colours Bangla (TV) Jio Cinema (India OTT Stream) One Football (International OTT Stream)
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