IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF THE INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE! Lavanya Lakshminarayanan, Shyam Vasudevan and Aashin Prasad regroup after eight long months to gear up for another season of top division football in India. Listen in as they preview the season and gamble with early predictions. 

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On this date, a month ago, a scintillating season of football came to an end with the coronavirus pandemic knocking at its doors. As we take a minute to thank everyone fighting to get us through these hard times, we are also trying to keep you company during this lockdown with a throwback to the 2019-20 season, ATK's win and Chennaiyin FC's lucky charm. We also try and keep up with the rumour mills as football restlessly tries to stay afloat. 

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Owen Coyle's Chennaiyin FC and Antonio Habas' ATK are within's arm's reach of that record third title. Who will walk away with it on March 14? Aashin Prasad, Manasi Pathak and Anirudh Velamuri discuss the semifinals with an eye on the Indian Super League's summit clash. 

Bengaluru was at its defensive best last week at the Sree Kanteerava stadium when it beat ATK 1-0 in the first leg of their semifinal clashes. Roy Krishna and Co. struggled to find openings and their shots often hit the BFC defensive wall, ensuring no damage to the scoreline. Can Bengaluru keep the momentum up and makes its way to the final once more? Or will Habas and his boys prove to be too much to handle in front of a home crowd? Lavanya and Suhith discuss the paces of the first leg and their thoughts about the second in this episode. 

CFC v FCG first leg: https://anchor.fm/the-full-time-show/episodes/ISL-play-off---Can-FC-Goa-bounce-back-or-will-Chennaiyin-storm-into-its-third-final-ebadpr

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Chennaiyin FC walks into the second leg of the ISL semifinal against FC Goa having won the first game 4-1. Thanks to Saviour Gama, Goa has an away goal to its name so it needs at least three to have a chance of making the final. 

After the game in Chennai, Anirudh and Aashin sat down to discuss their thoughts after the first leg. Goa has the quality to bounce back but will it, especially with an upbeat and seemingly unbeatable Chennai at the other end? Listen in.

Coming off a shock exit from the AFC Cup, it's time for Bengaluru FC to focus on the most important domestic conquest there is - the ISL. Pitted against it is Habas' ATK which has also seen a slight slump in the graph after an explosive start to its campaign. After a thrilling start to the playoffs by Chennaiyin FC, will this game also keep fans at the edge of their seats? Aashin Prasad finds out as he previews the clash. 

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After dangerously staring at the bottom of the table, Chennaiyin FC under Owen Coyle has completed a remarkable turnaround to find itself giving teams enjoying a good run in the tournament a big scare. Coyle's boys will take on FC Goa, a side that comes in without Sergio Lobera, in the first leg of the first semifinal of this edition of the League. Anirudh Velamuri and Manasi Pathak discuss what's at stake ahead of the big-ticket clash.

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Aridane Santana powered Odisha FC to a 2-1 win over Jamshedpur FC. A disappointingly porous Odisha backline saw all four defenders and the keeper earning yellows and if not for a weak Jamshedpur attack, it may have found itself on the wrong side of the result. Lavanya analyses the game in this episode of The Full Time Show. 

A goal-fest, a post-match brawl, cards flying everywhere and a thriller of a win - ingredients that made up FC Goa's 4-3 win over Chennaiyin FC at the latter's lair. Aashin and Samar analyse the high-octane high-drama encounter in this episode of The Full Time Show. 

Merry Christmas to all our listeners!

Christmas Day in the Indian Super League did not see fireworks as such but ATK showed the defending champion who is boss, sneaking a 1-0 win over Bengaluru at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Shivansh and Lavanya sit down to assess the fault lines for both teams on this episode of The Full Time Show.