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Kochi: After being beaten 0-6 by Kerala Blasters, Australian club Melbourne City FC hopes to win the Toyota Yaris La Liga World pre-season football tournament as they face La Liga Girona FC at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here Friday
Six different players were on the score sheet while head coach Warren Joyce was looking forward to a comfortable tournament start earlier this week. A win against Girona that landed in the city on Thursday morning would confirm the A-League side as the champions of the three-game event.
However, Girona is a very different entity compared to the opponents of the Indian Super League and coach Joyce hopes a more competitive encounter.
"Girona is a strong team, La Liga is very competitive and for them the 10th place last year shows that they have a real quality," said the Englishman.
Melbourne FC, who is preparing for an FFA Cup game against Brisbane Roar on August 7 The Blues manager said he was far from his best.
Girona, on the other hand, hopes to get a solid score. start their first tour of India. Aleix Garcia, who will lead the Catalans during the tour, said: "Melbourne City and Kerala Blasters FC are good teams, Melbourne had a great first game and will be very confident."
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