Tale of two styles as Bengaluru, Chennaiyin restart rivalry

Chennaiyin beat Bengaluru 3-2 in the 2017-18 ISL final. Last season, Bengaluru topped the ISL league table with 40 points -- eight clear of their nearest rivals, Chennaiyin FC. The football they played over the course of the tournament had been at a level unmatched by anyone else in it. No team conceded fewer goals. Only Goa scored more. Their goal difference, at the end of the league, stood at 19 -- five ahead of the Goans and 14 ahead of Chennai. In the final, they dominated for vast swathes. They kept the ball well. They moved the ball well. They...

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