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Mumbai City FC were initially scheduled to host Brazilian superstar Neymar Junior's Al-Hilal at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune as Mumbai's home stadium was declared ineligible to host AFC Champions League matches due to their infrastructure setup. However, the ISL giants will now host the Saudi Arabian giants at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai for their AFC Champions League group-stage clash.
After losing their first game against Iranian club Nassaji Mazandaran, Mumbai City are placed at the bottom in Group D of the Asian Champions League while Al-Hilal played a 1-1 draw against Uzbekistan club Navbahor Namangan to clinch the second spot in the standings.
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In a recent development, Mumbai City FC will play their home leg of the AFC Champions League group stage against Al-Hilal at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the ISL club confirmed through its social media post. Mumbai City FC took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "You asked, we heard - #TheIslanders’ AFC Champions League home fixture 🆚 Al Hilal SFC will be played at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai! Pre-registrations for tickets begin on Friday, September 29 at 11 AM"
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Ahead of the clash between Mumbai City and Al-Hilal, the 2020-21 ISL champions will face Uzbekistan club Navbahor Namangan in their second group-stage clash on Tuesday, October 3 at the Markaziy Stadion in Tashkent while Al-Hilal will travel to the Azadi Stadium in Tehran to face Iranian club Nassaji Mazandaran on the same day.
