Kolkata, April 12 -- Gerard Zaragoza helping Jose Molina understand a question, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu clicking a selfie with Subhasish Bose.

Four men on high chairs - Sandhu's size though made his look like a regular chair - occasionally sharing a laugh while taking questions. Camaraderie before competition? Old pros adept at masking pre-final nerves? Both would be correct.

Mohun Bagan Super Giant are in the Indian Super League (ISL) Cup final for the second consecutive season. This is Bengaluru FC's fourth final appearance.

Molina and Zaragoza have never lost one, Bose and Sandhu have played three of them, only Mohun Bagan's Manvir Singh has featured in more (4) . They know this hinges on resolve, reputations don't matter.

For if it di...