Mumbai City defeat ATK Mohun Bagan to become the champions

ISL 2020-21: Mumbai City defeat ATK Mohun Bagan to become the champions

Mumbai City edged ATK Mohun Bagan within the final to lift their first ISL trophy...

Mumbai City got the higher of ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 to lift the 2020-21 Indian Super League (ISL) trophy on Saturday.

By winning the title and having secured the ISL Shield along side a spot within the AFC Champions League group stage by finishing first within the standings within the regular season, Mumbai City became the primary club to 'do the ISL double' within the competition's history.

Head coach Sergio Lobera's FC Goa had clinched the ISL League Winners Shield last season but the club parted ways with the coach who joined the town Football Group-led Mumbai City within the summer. The Islanders were dominant throughout the ISL campaign and therefore the refore the head coach has landed two trophies - League Winners Shield and the ISL trophy - in his first season with the club.

The Islanders had the superior head-to-head advantage having beaten Bagan 1-0 and 2-0 during the league stage. Both the Mumbai and Kolkata-based teams finished the regular season with 40 points, which is that the joint-highest points tally within the ISL along side that achieved by Bengaluru FC within the fourth season of ISL season.

In the play-offs, Mumbai City got the higher of FC Goa 6-5 via penalties within the second tie after an exciting 2-2 attract their first leg while ATK Mohun Bagan defeated NorthEast United 3-2 on aggregate in their road to the ultimate .