East Bengal FC head coach Antonio López Habas holds a football at the pre-match press conference for the 135th Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Antonio López Habas, head coach of East Bengal FC, speaks at the pre-match press conference ahead of the 135th Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
East Bengal FC coach Antonio López Habas fields questions from the media at the pre-final press conference for the 135th Durand Cup at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Antonio López Habas of East Bengal FC addresses the pre-final press conference at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan ahead of the 135th Durand Cup Final in Kolkata on 22 August 2026, the tournament's oldest edition in recent memory. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
East Bengal FC head coach Antonio López Habas at the pre-match press conference at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), Kolkata, on 22 August 2026, the eve of the 135th Durand Cup Final. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Antonio López Habas, head coach of East Bengal FC, takes centre stage at the pre-match media briefing for the 135th Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
East Bengal FC coach Antonio López Habas speaks to reporters at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026, ahead of the club's appearance in the 135th Durand Cup Final. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Panagiotis Dilmperis and player Samir Zeljkovic hold a football at the pre-match press conference for the 135th Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Panagiotis Dilmperis, head coach of Mohun Bagan Super Giant, addresses the pre-match press conference ahead of the 135th Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant coach Panagiotis Dilmperis fields questions from journalists at the pre-final media briefing for the 135th Durand Cup at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Panagiotis Dilmperis of Mohun Bagan Super Giant speaks at the pre-match conference at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026, setting out his side's approach for the 135th Durand Cup Final. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Panagiotis Dilmperis and player Samir Zeljkovic jointly address the pre-match press conference for the 135th Durand Cup Final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Samir Zeljkovic joins Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Panagiotis Dilmperis at the pre-final press conference for the 135th Durand Cup at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Panagiotis Dilmperis and Samir Zeljkovic of Mohun Bagan Super Giant conclude the pre-match media session at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on 22 August 2026, ahead of the 135th Durand Cup Final. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)