Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin in Malaysia for pre-season

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BY        ZULHILMI ZAINAL       Follow on Twitter

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Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC are currently in Malaysia, in preparation for the 2018-19 season.

The Chennai-based club arrived in the country in late August, and are expected to play in a number of friendly matches against Malaysian sides.

Last Wednesday, they took on Malaysia U-19 at the Malaysian FA headquarters, with the match ending in a goalless draw.

But their headlining match will be on this Tuesday, September 4, against Malaysia Premier League side MISC-MIFA, at the Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium. The match will kick off at 9.00 pm Malaysian time.

The Machans are also expected to face Felda United and Terengganu FC, before returning to India on September 11, club chief technical officer Amoy Ghoshal told Goal on Wednesday.

In between the friendlies, they will also engage in community initiatives with the Malaysian Indian community in the Klang Valley area. On Sunday, September 2, they will visit the Vivekananda Tamil School and the Fletcher Tamil School.

Chennaiyin captured the 2017–18 ISL title, their second, after beating Bengaluru 2-3 in the playoffs final. They had earlier finished the regular season in second place.

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