As it is said, football matches are sometimes their own storytellers. He composes sweet stories. If the Nepal Super League (NSL) is a storyteller in itself then it is a beautiful story it has created, the match between Lalitpur City FC and Dhangadhi FC in the first qualifier. Is this the final before the final?

It will take a few days. But one fact is certain, this is the biggest game that the tournament can enter this time.

So it can be safely said that this will be a 'blockbuster' game. However, the NSL has just entered its third season, while three teams have emerged as major players in their own right. Two of them were Lalitpur and Dhangadhi. Next Kathmandu Razors. After failing to reach the playoffs this time, it is no longer a great team. In this case, the two biggest teams in the NSL are Lalitpur and Dhangadhi. In this case, these two can be called 'Big Two'.

Once again when these two teams descend on the Dasharath Stadium, the atmosphere becomes intense. These are the two teams that can attract as many fans and supporters as possible. Their clash is taking place in Kathmandu on Saturday. If you love Nepali domestic football, this will be a must watch game for everyone.

is Lalitpur coach, Simon Grayson. As a player, he played for Leeds United, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Blackburn. He has coached Blackpool, Leeds, Sunderland and Bradford City to Bengaluru FC. He says, "Dhangadhi is a very strong team."

The coach of Dhangadhi is Manuel Martinez. There are not many facts about his playing life. As a coach, he also has experience playing in Asia, America and Africa. He has a habit of saying 'wow' every time he appears in front of the media. He says, 'Lalitpur is a very good team.' In other words, both coaches do not hesitate to praise their rivals.

Unbeaten Lalitpur City

Lalitpur remained undefeated in the league stage. 3 wins in 6 matches, 3 draws. In this way, Lalitpur remained at the top by collecting 12 points. In the history of three seasons of NSL, Lalitpur is in the best form so far. Lalitpur are unbeaten in their last 9 matches and this is a record. Three of these games are from last season, two of them are playoffs and one is the final. After winning these three games consecutively, Lalitpur became the champion for the second season.

It seems that Lalitpur has maintained this rhythm this time. In this sense, perhaps Dhangadhi has somehow lost its 'momentum'. In the last match against Chitwan, neither the win nor the loss meant much to the team. So the team fielded the second choice player. This is where the team is said to have eaten. But it can also be like 'the calm before the storm'. Dhangadhi may have made such a strategy knowingly.

Dhangadhi might have thought it would be better to rest his key players before the main game. Dhangadhi was second with 11 points. Ahmed Hijaji, the biggest star of this tournament, did not play against Chitwan. He was in the audience during the game. He is the only player that everyone will be watching in the first qualifier. He scored 6 goals this season. Scored 4 goals last season. In this case, he is also the player who scored the most goals in this tournament, he is really fast and agile. The

is adept at creating sudden opportunities, even when no one is expecting anything. He is also one of the best foreign players to play domestic football in Nepal. Most of the 'postmatch conference' after the match, there is one player that is discussed a lot and that is Hijaji. Brazilian player Sergio Barbozu has also left an impact.

If you want to name a Nepali player, how can Kritisharatn Chunju be left out? He is now seen as a step above his peers. If Dhangadhi is to be kept calm, Lalitpur must first stop Hijaji. And Barboju and Chunju cannot be left alone. Lalitpur's team cannot have a single such name, to a large extent. But Lalitpur as a team is excellent. For the team, the famous players from Nepal are proving to be important, such as captain Anant Tamang, Yogesh Gurung, Sanish Shrestha and Manikumar Lama.

Dhangadhi not losing in the playoffs

One of the strong points of Dhangadhi is that this team is playing Qualifier-One for the third time in a row. This team was victorious in both the previous first qualifiers. In this case, this team will not lose in the playoffs. History says so. The team defeated Kathmandu in the first season and Pokhara in the second season. Coincidentally, Lalitpur and Dhangadhi did not meet in the playoffs. Latilpur has played four times in the playoffs, winning three of them.