East Bengal will clash against Nejmeh SC in an AFC Challenge League 2024-25 group-stage clash at the Changlimithang Stadium on Friday.
The match is the third group stage clash of the Red and Gold Brigade, which opened its AFC Challenge League campaign with a frustrating 2-2 draw against Paro FC but responded in style with a 4-0 thumping of Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Kings.
The win against Bashundhara was a first against new coach Oscar Bruzon and its first this season in all competitions.
With the two best second-placed teams progressing with the group, it is a must-win match for East Bengal, which has endured horrible form in the Indian Super League, losing all its six games this season.
Bruzon’s men will have their task cut out against Beirut club Nejmeh, which has already booked a place in the knockouts after winning their first two matches against Bashundhara Kings and Paro FC. It will start as favourites against a struggling East Bengal side despite the latter regaining some lost morale after that big win against Bashundhara.
PREDICTED LINEUPS
East Bengal: Gill (GK); Yuste, Anwar, Hijazi, Lakra; Saul, Jeakson; Naorem Mahesh, Talal, Nandhakumar; Diamantakos
Nejmeh SC: Sabeh (GK); Al-Rida Ismail, Nyanteh, El-Zein, Safwan; Abdulai Hussein Monzer, Ataya, Kourani; Al-Sabaggh, Opare
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