Mumbai City FC will begin its AFC Champions League marketing campaign towards Nassaji Mazandaran on September 18 and can play Saudi Pro League large Al Hilal on November 6, 2023.
The Indian Super League Shield Winner was drawn in Group D within the Champions League on Wednesday, confirming a mach towards Al HIlal, which has signed a number of European stars this summer season, together with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves and Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.
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The Islanders will begin its Champions League marketing campaign towards Iranian facet Nassaji Mazandaran on September 18 on the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, their house stadium for the Champions League this time.
It will then journey to Uzbekistan to play Navbahor after which to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to lock horns towards Al Hilal. It will play the return leg towards the identical facet, two weeks later in Pune.
“The teams in the AFC Champions League, they’re the best in their own country. As coaches and players, we always want to test ourselves against the best. It’s a wonderful opportunity for us to continue what we did last time around and to showcase what Indian football can do on that stage,” Des Buckingham, the top coach of Mumbai City FC, informed after the draw.
“We’re looking forward to giving a good account of ourselves against the likes of Al Hilal, Nassaji and Navbahor – some of the best clubs in Asia – and represent not just Mumbai but Indian football as a whole in the best way possible.”
More to observe.
