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East Bengal FC head coach Carles Cuadrat and participant Nandhakumar Sekar throughout a press convention on the eve of their AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage playoff match, in Kolkata, on August 13, 2024.
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East Bengal FC shall be seeking to make its return to the worldwide enviornment after a protracted absence with a beneficial consequence when it hosts Turkmenistan’s Altyn-Asyr FC within the knock-out Preliminary 1 tie of the AFC Champions League Two (ACL Two) on the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday.
East Bengal, which has not performed in any continental membership competitors because the 2014-15 season, shall be desperate to qualify for the group league stage of ACL Two.
The host shall be relying on a vociferous dwelling help because it seems to beat the problem of the formidable Turkmenistani opponent. The East Bengal followers shall be hoping that the staff will elevate its efficiency below the steerage of Carles Cuadrat, the Spanish head coach who’s rebuilding the facet. “Clearly we’re the underdogs however we are going to battle and hope that the group helps us in our stadium,” Cuadrat stated.
“I’m a really pragmatic coach and know what I’m doing. Altyn Asyr was a really powerful staff for us when Bengaluru FC performed them in 2018. They gained 5-2 in opposition to us in two legs. Plus this shall be a primary match for lots of our gamers in an AFC competitors and so they have many gamers who’ve performed over 20 video games,” he added whereas wanting again at his earlier task as BFC coach when he met the identical opponent within the inter-zonal semifinals of the AFC Cup (the identical match which is rechristened as ACL Two).
East Bengal, which has began the season successful each its Durand Cup group league matches, shall be seeking to proceed the momentum in opposition to Altyn-Asyr.
A win will certainly increase the Purple and Golds spirit forward of a protracted season. Being runners-up within the Turkmenistan Larger League in 2023, Altyn-Asyr shall be seeking to give you its greatest and discover a place within the group stage.
Kick off: 7 p.m.
