Tokyo: Yokohama F Marinos head coach Kevin Muscat is bracing for a testing start to the season when the new J1 League campaign begins on Friday, with his defending champions set to take on last year’s runners-up Kawasaki Frontale in the opening round.
The two clubs, who have won the last six J1 League titles between them and will represent Japan in the next edition of the AFC Champions League™, face off after F Marinos won last year’s title on the final day of the season, finishing two points ahead of Frontale.
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