#4 Bengaluru coming to terms with Alvaro Rubio’s absence
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"The AFC Champions League is the highest level of competition in the continent, so I don’t think I need to spell out how tough a test this will be,”.
Bengaluru FC coach, Albert Roca knew very well that his side were up against a far superior team. But that didn’t deter the visitors from holding their own. This was always going to be a battle won in the middle of the park as Al Wehdat possess some of the best midfielders in the Jordanian league.
In Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Cameron Watson and Lenny Rodrigues, The Blues boasted of a formidable midfield line up of their own. But this was the first international match this season Bengaluru were playing without the dependable Alvaro Rubio. The defensive midfielder was always a calming and influential presence on the pitch and without him, the visitors found it arduous to break up play and feed the ball into open pockets. Something that the Spaniard did with relative ease and elegance.
