{"id":32014,"date":"2017-01-13T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T16:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32014"},"modified":"2017-01-13T16:46:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T16:46:46","slug":"holders-bengaluru-face-chennai-city-in-i-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32014","title":{"rendered":"Holders Bengaluru face Chennai City in I-League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-21518\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Bengaluru-FC-2.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Bengaluru FC 2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Bengaluru-FC-2.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Bengaluru-FC-2-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>Bengaluru: Defending champions <a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/69-bengaluru-fc\"><strong>Bengaluru FC<\/strong><\/a> will aim to continue their good start against new team <a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/3238-chennai-city-fc\"><strong>Chennai City FC<\/strong><\/a> in the second round <a href=\"component\/tags\/tag\/242-i-league\"><strong>I-League<\/strong> <\/a>football match at the Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bengaluru won 3-0 against Shillong Lajong in their opening game with Kumam Udanta Singh starring for the hosts with a superb brace.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai were given a direct entry into the I-League along with Minerva Punjab FC. Chennai drew 0-0 with Minerva in their first match of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href=\"football-news\/43403-i-league-aizawl-fc-claim-three-points-against-debutant-minerva-at-home\"><strong>I-League: Own goal by Loveday helps Aizawl FC claim three points against debutant Minerva at home<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chennai City may be a game old but their squad comprises players who have competed in the I-League and they&#8217;re going to look to trouble us. This will be a tougher game than our first one. It&#8217;s important that we show the same desire as we did in our game against Lajong,&#8221; Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca told the media on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Bengaluru recently signed up India defender Sandesh Jinghan. Roca said the addition will strengthen his team considerably.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sandesh is a good player, he can help us to be stronger, but we have to give him time to settle down mentally. We can&#8217;t pressurise him for tomorrow&#8217;s game. I know I&#8217;m counting on him and I am sure he&#8217;ll be important for us in the future,&#8221; Roca said.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai, coached by Robin Charles Raja, have experienced players like Karanjit Singh, Debabrata Roy and Denson Devadas in their ranks along with foreigners Haroon Amiri and Echezona.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have started on a positive note, our first game was a draw, and we surely want to do well in the other matches,&#8221; Raja said.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai will have their task cut out as they didn&#8217;t have sufficient pre-season training and signed their foreigners late.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll give a tough time to Bengaluru FC tomorrow and we&#8217;ll do well as a team,&#8221; Raja added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-21518\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Bengaluru-FC-2.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Bengaluru FC 2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px; 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