Mumbai City vs Bengaluru

League Shield winners Mumbai City FC will take on Bengaluru FC in the first leg of the semi-final at the Mumbai Football Arena, in Mumbai, on Tuesday.

Mumbai City FC, consequently, will fully exploit this situation and I believe they'll be out with their strongest team. I think the consequence of Bengaluru FC’s 1-0 victory over Kerala Blasters FC in the last game will affect them in a negative way. I do think Mumbai City FC will score because they do have that ability. Mumbai City FC will be rejuvenated after a 16-day long break and will go into the tie as the firm favourites. So space will be denied for Mumbai City FC. The Blues were the first side to hand Mumbai City FC a defeat this season, putting an end to their record 18-match unbeaten.

The 1st leg of the ISL semi-final begins on March 7 between Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC. Read on to know the details of the match.

Mumbai City FC and Bengaluru FC will face off on March 7 at the Mumbai Football Arena. The two teams are evenly balanced, with Bengaluru having a stronger defensive record than Mumbai, who dominates in terms of goals scored. Read on to know more about the match

The Islanders will aim for a victory when they host Bengaluru FC at the Mumbai Football Arena for the first leg of the Hero ISL semifinal 1.

When you come to the Mumbai Football Arena, the fans are a lot closer to the pitch and the atmosphere that is created is very different from other grounds. The most important thing is the team and it will always be the team for me.” After the Islanders were crowned ISL League Shield Winners with a resounding 5-3 win against FC Goa away from home, their first defeat of the season came at the hands of their semi-final opponents Bengaluru FC in a game that ended 2-1 in favour of the Blues. We'll take each game as it comes, the same as we did in the league, but it's important that we just look at this game in isolation to start with.” The Islanders won fourteen games and drew four in the league stage this season, and their only defeats in the ISL this season came in their last two games of the league phase. Mumbai City FC is set to face Bengaluru FC in a highly-anticipated Semifinal of the Indian Super League (ISL).

Bengaluru FC defeated Kerala Blasters 1-0 in extra time in the first knockout fixture to make it into the semi-finals. Interestingly, it was the Blues who ...

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An electric atmosphere at the Mumbai Football Arena is expected when Mumbai City FC host Bengaluru FC in the first of the two-legged semi-final on Tuesday, ...

Mumbai City FC have also seen a slump in their recent performances. Meanwhile, the Blues have emerged victorious on five occasions, while one game has ended in a draw. Bengaluru FC, meanwhile, are on a hot streak and appear to be unstoppable at the moment. However, Bengaluru FC will offer a unique challenge as they have won nine games on the bounce. Most shots: Bipin Singh (50 - MCFC), Javi Hernandez (48 - BFC). Although they finished only four points ahead of second-placed Hyderabad FC, Des Buckingham’s side secured the ISL Shield with three games to spare.

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Jahouh is the next one to launch a shot from range. And it is half-time in the first leg of the semifinal between Mumbai City and Bengaluru. Bengaluru FC coming on the back of a nine-game winning run. Vignesh swings a cross in from the left and Roshan was forced to head it back for a corner. Roshan gets a yard of space down the left, but he overhits the cross. Bengaluru forced to commit more men behind as Mumbai continues to pile on the pressure. The first real shot from Bengaluru this game. Bipin chases a long ball near the corner flag but is beaten to it by Bruno. The balance if the game has shifted in favour of Bengaluru in the last ten minutes. But Fall put himself in the right position to prevent the Bengaluru attacker from getting a free run. The home side wins a freekick from a promising position and it is Stewart who steps up to take it. Instead he attempts to head it down and that chance fades away as the eventual shot was from an easy angle for Lachenpa.

In-form Bengaluru FC will travel to the Mumbai Football Arena to lock horns with Shield winners Mumbai City FC in the first leg of the ISL 2022-23 ...

Bengaluru FC have the edge when it comes to their recent form, while Mumbai City have been relentless except for the last two matches. Against the Blasters, Simon Grayson's men looked a little too cautious and will have to loosen their conservative approach against a winning machine like Mumbai City. The Blues will be looking to leave behind their knockout fixture against Kerala Blasters FC, which was impregnated with drama.

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He went for goal at the near post but Lachenpa was alert to keep Bengaluru FC’s advantage to a less intimidating level ahead of the second leg. efore the hour-mark, Bengaluru FC brought on Chhetri to replace Sivasakthi Narayanan, and the veteran made the difference for his side for the second game in a row. Chhetri escaped his marker and made his way towards the near post, where he headed Roshan’s corner in from close range to nab a crucial goal for his side. Just over five minutes away from the break, Stewart sent Diaz through on goal with a defense-splitting pass from the edge of the box. In the second minute, Greg Stewart set the pace down the right with a low cross back into the box for Bipin Singh, whose shot was blocked by Prabir Das. Greg Stewart came quite close to tying the game, but Mumbai City suffered their third straight defeat.

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In the meantime, only one match out of the total of 12 games has ended in a draw. In the other semifinal, ATK Mohun Bagan will lock horns against Hyderabad, having made it to the semis after beating Odisha FC 2-0 on March 4. Mumbai heads into the match after suffering a 0-1 loss to East Bengal in their last league game.