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In one way, it's Sourav Ganguly vs Sachin Tendulkar

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Kerala Blasters’ Ian Hume (left) and Atletico de Kolkata’s Luis Garcia with the trophy on Friday
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For someone who has played in the World Cup as well as the English Premier League, the final of the ISL should be a cakewalk. But try telling that to Kerala Blasters captain David James. "You can ask my team if I get serious during preparation. I don't like losing and I am a competitor and we want to win the final. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the biggest final at least when it comes to Indian football. And we are going to give it the best we can."

Blasters have a better head-to-head record against Atletico de Kolkata. The teams were locked in a 1-1 draw in Kolkata. In the return leg, ATK skipper Luis Garcia was denied a goal during his side's 1-2 loss in Kochi.

James did not reveal his final 11, but said that there "are a few players who will miss out through injury". "We have rotated the squad a lot during the course of the season for one reason or the other and I am confident that whatever team I pick, the boys will do their best and if they do their best, they should be good enough to win," he said.

Garcia said it would be a good contest. "In one game, anything can happen. It doesn't matter if you have won before. We saw Chennai arrive first, far away from the other teams and they couldn't make it. In the end, one game, anything can happen," the Spanish midfielder said.

It's ironic that the two clubs are owned by two cricketing greats. "It's quite nice that we are playing Atletico and the two biggest supported teams are playing in the final. It is also ironic that the two owners are cricketers (Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly) and football's trying to take over cricket."

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