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Abahani take on Bengaluru

Sports Reporter
Though Abahani are still smarting from their 1-5 drubbing at the hands of New Radiant Club of Maldives, the Bangladesh premier league champions hope to restore some pride when they take on Indian
Super League runners-up Bengaluru FC in their last Group E encounter of the AFC Cup today.
The match will get underway at 7:15pm under floodlights at Bangabandhu National Stadium.
Abahani were heading in the right direction, in terms of overall performance, until the fourth match of the competition as the Sky Blues inexplicably produced an embarrassing result in the following fixture, the 1-5 loss against New Radiant.
Bengaluru are behind New Radiant on the points table despite having an equal 12 points. Therefore, the Indian outfit will need an outright win over Abahani to advance to the next round unless New Radiant drop points against Aizawl FC in their encounter at Guwahati today.
Following their 0-1 defeat to a second sting Bengaluru side in the away leg, where Bengaluru's Spanish coach Albert Roca rested his entire starting eleven, the hosts might find it difficult to make a comeback as Roca is expected to field a full strength squad, which includes three Spaniards, one Australian and India's star striker Sunil Chhetri.
"Actually we don't have anything to say, rather we will demonstrate on the pitch, especially where we stand now," said Abahani coach Saiftil Bari Titu at the pre-match conference at the BFF House yesterday.
"We had a chance till the fifth match, that result is still hurting me. Losing 1-5 is not justified. Now it is a tough task to bounce back from that defeat and we are working on that by brining a bit tactical changes," continued Titu, who will surely miss the services Nigerian defender Alison Udoka and striker Sunday Chizoba, during today's match.
"To stage a comeback performance is difficult due to the suspension of three crucial players. We will bank on the play-
ers' mentality which is very important when you face a team like Bengaluru FC. Abahani are not a side to lose 1-5," opined the former national footballer.
Titu's charges can take some inspiration from the previous edition though, where they beat Bengaluru 2-0 in Dhaka. Roca however, is aware of that fact and is determined not to allow a repeat.
"The match won't be easy as we lost a game here before. We would just like to qualify for the next round but it depends on us and we will be trying to do our job to win tomorrow," Roca said. "It is important to be focused. Though Abahani have no option to qualify and I'm sure they will be professional and do their best."