FC Goa have announced a 28-member squad for the upcoming 2021 AFC Champions League, but have overlooked Igor Angulo and Alberto Noguera for the four-man foreigner's quota. The Gaurs will play their first group stage match against Qatari side Al-Rayyan at the Fatorda Stadium, on April 14.

FC Goa midfielder Edu Bedia feels that they need to play a bit smarter in the upcoming AFC Champions League in comparision to the Indian Super League. The Gaurs have been pitted with Persepolis, Al-Rayyan (Qatar), and winners of the play-off between Al-Wahda (UAE) and Al-Zawraa (Iraq), in Group E.

Mumbai City FC head coach Sergio Lobera admitted that working with the City Football Group was the best thing to have happened. The Spaniard recently guided the ‘Islanders’ to the ISL League Winners Shield and also help them claim the lone berth for the coveted AFC Champions League.

Mumbai City FC blanked ATK-Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the last group stage game of 2020-21 ISL, with them not only winning the League Winners Shield but also qualifying for the AFC Champions League. Meanwhile, the mariners had to settle for a second-place finish owing to an inferior goal difference.