Neymar set to play in India in AFC Champions League - Date, Reasons Revealed

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Global football star Neymar is set to play in India, and it will be a competitive match in this season.

The Brazil star will be coming to India to play against Mumbai City FC in the upcoming season and it will be a massive encounter as Neymar's current club Al Hilal faces the Islanders in the AFC Champions League.

Neymar's club Al Hilal and Mumbai City FC have been placed in the same group of the AFC Champions League West draw. Al Hilal were in Pot 1 and Mumbai City were in Pot 3, and the two clubs have found themselves in Group D of the AFC Champions League next season.

Apart from them, FC Nassaji Mazandaran and Uzbek club Navbahor complete the group.

This will be the first time Neymar will visit India and for the very first time a world-class player will come and play a competitive continental club match in India.

Other Stars who will come with Al Hilal's visit

Apart from Neymar, there will be several other footballing stars who will come to Mumbai.

Yassine Bounou, the Moroccan goalkeeper who was signed from Sevilla will come, while the likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Malcom are also set to arrive to play for Al Hilal in India.

Neymar India Match Date

When will Neymar visit India? The Brazilian star is expected to arrive in India in one of the six group stage match days of the AFC Champions League. With Al Hilal being in the Pot 1 and Mumbai City being in Pot 3, we can expect the tentative date for Neymar's visit to India either in October or November.