MUMBAI: Indian national football team skipper and stalwart Sunil Chhetri had words of praise for both the Bangalore football  club as well along with the other semi-finalists as the teams battle it out on the final day of the  Reliance Foundation Developmental League (RFDL) campaign.

Bangalore football  club are the defending champions of RFDL as they look to retain their title against Sudeva Delhi FC at the Reliance Corporate Park.

They edged past ATK Mohun Bagan in a tense penalty shootout on Thursday as the game headed into spotkicks after rounding off 1-1 at the end of regulation time.Chhetri hailed the fact that the Blues have made their second consecutive finale in RFDL.

More importantly, he stressed the greater competition and more number of teams that played in the tournament this time around. The four semi-finalists progressed into the National Championship after going through the regional qualifiers and the National Group Stage matches. More ethan 50 teams from across the country participated in the regionals with over 250 matches being played in that round. "Second consecutive final at the RFDL, well done boys, well done!", he said for the BFC team.

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