High on a thumping 5-0 win over Mumbai City FC in the one-legged knockout a couple of days in the past, Bengaluru FC will host FC Goa in the first leg of their Indian Super League semifinal at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium right here on Wednesday.
BFC’s largest residence victory in the ISL powered the facet to the last-four stage, whereas FC Goa completed second in the standings with 48 factors from 24 league-stage matches.
This will mark Bengaluru FC head coach Gerard Zaragoza’s first ISL semifinal look. “I’m looking forward to it. I came here to win trophies, and we have three other really good teams involved in the semifinals too,” Zaragoza stated.
FCG will wish to erase reminiscences from its semifinal fixture in the earlier season, which resulted in losses in each legs towards MCFC.
Both BFC and FCG have been prolific in assault. The host’s skilled striker Sunil Chhetri, who got here off the bench to attain towards MCFC, is one away from equaling his highest aim tally in a single ISL season (14 in 2017-18). BFC may also look to Ryan Williams to make his trademark runs.
The customer is equally full of goal-scoring expertise. Winger Brison Fernandes, who has scored seven objectives and offered two assists, is a key risk. Armando Sadiku and Iker Guarrotxena, with 9 and 7 objectives respectively, will check the BFC defence.
Published – April 01, 2025 07:39 pm IST
