Bagan look to remain in I-League title fray

It, however, remains to be seen how the team gets themselves out of the shadow of their officials' difference with star striker Sunil Chhetri who was showcaused again today.

The Indian forward responded to an earlier showcause for not taking permission from club officials before leaving for attending the UEFA Champions League show in Dubai after Mohun Bagan's match against Air India.

In his reply, Chhetri had said he had taken the coach's permission.

The Mohun Bagan officials, however, said coach Prasanta Banerjee was not aware of this and a showcause was again issued to Chhetri today.

Chhetri will, however, start in the line-up tomorrow from the midfield with Nigerian goal machine Odafa Okolie upfront.

Brazilian striker Jose Barreto, when asked on his teams chances, said, "We've not given up hope as yet. There can still be upsets and turnarounds in the I-League so we just have to go out there and win our remaining matches."

Mohun Bagan have 39 points from 22 matches while the Bangalore outfit have seven points from 21 outings.

HAL would be playing with their two foreigners Joseph Femi and Zagoba Hamzah and Rohit Chand while their Asian quota defender is also set to start.

Head coach Murali Iyer said they would be playing for pride and would give a tough fight.