The rivalry between the two sides has been intense this season, with both sides winning their respective home games by a 1-0 margin. So, it goes without saying that the semi-final across two legs will lead to another high-intensity affair between two of the best teams in Indian Football.
This pivotal encounter will feature the clash of the two best defences in the league this season, and will also be the second time these two teams meet at this juncture in as many seasons
ATK Mohun Bagan finished the league stage in third position with 34 points, including 10 wins. A win against Odisha FC in a knockout game assured the Marines the third consecutive semi-final appearance in ISL history.
Marquez's side made it to the semi-final with a second-place finish in the ISL points table with 42 points from 20 games, which is their highest point tally in the history of the league.
The game started with a good pace as both teams tried to outplay each other in the early minutes. The visitors had a few chances to take the lead but a moment of brilliance from Dimitri Petratos in either half gave the home side the semi-final spot. A quick corner taken by Petratos was slott
Goals from Hugo Boumous and Dimitri Petratos in each half helped ATK Mohun Bagan secure a solid win and set up a semi-final clash with Hyderabad FC. The Mariners have now made it to the ISL semi-finals for a third season running.
Goals from Hugo Boumous and Dimitri Petratos were enough to secure semi-final qualification for the Mariners, who will now face defending champions Hyderabad FC next.
Odisha FC, on the other hand, finished sixth in the ISL table, four points behind the Mariners, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in their history.
This is the Mariners' third season in the ISL, and they have qualified for the playoffs each time. For the Juggernauts, this is new territory and they will also need a first-ever win against ATKMB to secure a semi-final spot
As both teams came into this fixture on the back of a win, this Kolkata derby was expected to be a tighter contest than the one in the reverse fixture. Without many surprises, both teams put pressure on each other in the first half, but the goal by Slavko Damjanovic in the second half change
The Mariners climbed to the third position with three points and completed the double over East Bengal FC. They will now look to continue their journey to the knockout round. Meanwhile, East Bengal FC finished their season in the 10th position in the ISL points table with six victories, one