BENGALURU: FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez will walk into the Sree Kanteerava stadium without any added pressure. The Spaniard knows that he will get another crack at the high-flying Bengaluru FC (BFC) on Goa’s home turf on Sunday. And it’s that comfort zone which Gerard Zaragoza's boys would target to puncture when the two quality sides line up for kick-off in the first leg of the Indian Super League (ISL) semifinals here on Wednesday.
If not a win, the Goan side, which finished second in the standings, would be hoping to limit the damage from the Blues who swept past defending champions Mumbai City FC 5-0 to enter the last four.
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For BFC, who will face a tricky second leg in Goa after three days, the plan would be to dish out another commanding performance and catch the Gaurs off guard.
In Sunil Chhetri (13 goals), Edgar Mendez (8) and Ryan Williams (7) BFC have the arsenal to trouble the best of the teams. And when you add quality midfielders, Alber- to Noguera (5 goals, 4 assists) and Suresh Singh Wangjam, who played one his best games to sink Mumbai, it keeps the rival think-tank guessing.
The compact defence is led by Rahul Bheke, who has reached a second straight semifinal after guiding Mumbai last season.
