Hero Super Cup 2023: Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin FC Live Updates

8:15 PM IST: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin FC match in the Hero Super Cup 2023. The kick-off is at 8:30 PM IST! I’m your host Aishwarya Chakraborty, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

Hero Super Cup 2023: Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin FC - Build-up

The Hero Super Cup 2023 awaits its fourth semi-finalist when Group D comes into action on Wednesday. The Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri will witness a crucial battle between Indian Super League sides Mumbai City FC and Chennaiyin FC.

Chennaiyin are at the top of the table, albeit just a point ahead of the chasers, Mumbai City FC and NorthEast United. For them, the math is simple. A win will guarantee a place in the semis. It gets more complicated for Mumbai, whose fate isn’t in their own hands. They need a win but also need a favour from Churchill who face NEUFC. The two games will kick off simultaneously.

Revealing the mood in the dressing room ahead of the decider, Head Coach Des Buckingham said, “The mood is good. We’ve had a win and a loss so far. In the game where we lost, the measures we held ourselves to were very high. But it was certainly not the result we wanted. We’ll put ourselves in the strongest position we can to progress.”

Chennaiyin have had a better campaign in the Cup and currently sit at the top of the Group D table. Any slip though will allow their rivals to pip them to the post. Addressing the level of threat that Mumbai City will pose on Wednesday, Head Coach Thomas Brdaric said, “It’s going to be a big challenge, but we have the advantage with four points. We know that they are the League Shield winners and have good players.”