Mumbai City FC defeated Jamshedpur FC 3-1 in their Hero Club Playoff clash here at the Payyanad Stadium on Tuesday, to seal a place in the group stage of the 2023-24 edition of AFC Champions League.
Mumbai City FC have signed Greg Stewart from Jamshedpur FC on a two-year deal that keeps him at the club until May 2024.
Al Wahda, coming into the game on the back of three successive wins, were full of confidence.
FC Goa head coach Ferrando underlined the importance of improving on the results that the team has produced so far.
On a disappointing night at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, a new-look FC Goa took to the pitch with head coach Juan Ferrando making eight changes to help his players recover from the fatigue of playing six games in the space on 20 days.
Martins feels, the mental effort involved in matches against such teams is what has helped Goa thus far.
The top team at the end of the league stage of ISL will get a guaranteed berth in the 2021 AFC Champions League and hence the Gaurs will make it to Asia’s top-tier club competition.
In addition to winning the Champions League spot next season, FC Goa will also receive the 'League Winners Shield' and a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh for winning the league phase.
The Gaurs thrashed Jamshedpur FC 5-0 in their Indian Super League tie in Jamshedpur to achieve the unprecedented feat.
The 2019-20 season would have been the first time that an ISL team would have qualified for the preliminary stages of the Champions League.
