Lion City Sailors mean business in second voyage into Asian Champions League

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When the Lion City Sailors chose to include more foreign players in their squad beyond the Singapore Premier League (SPL) quota this season, it became clear that they were serious about their second Asian Champions League (ACL) campaign, which kicks off on Wednesday...

The 10 group winners, along with the three best runners-up from each zone, will progress to the round of 16. Saudi Pro League clubs like Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, Karim Benzema’s Al-Ittihad and Neymar’s Al-Hilal are in the West Zone.

But the 45-year-old Serb admitted: “It can be really tricky because a lot of the foreign players are lacking the match rhythm.” Lopez, better known as Super, said: “Nobody likes to be deregistered from the league, it was very hard for me. But I understand and respect , so I kept working on being as fit as I can. Everything I’ve been waiting for starts on Wednesday.”

Coach Totchtawan Sripan, who starred for local club Sembawang Rangers in the early 2000s, said at the pre-match press conference: “Playing on artificial grass is something we cannot control. We’ve always been playing on natural grass. Hopefully we can get used to the pitch as fast as we can.”

 

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