Back in the A-League Men finals for the first time in half a decade, Wanderers have a chance to right some wrongs against Sydney FC
This weekend will mark the first time Western Sydney Wanderers play a finals match at their home ground, CommBank Stadium. It is not, however, the first time the post-season has come to the banks of the Parramatta River; Wanderers’ opponents on Saturday night, Sydney FC, have been here three times before.
It is one of the greater ignominies Wanderers supporters have had to suffer during a streak of playoff absences – which has finally been broken thanks to this season’s fourth-place finish – that the first time a trophy was lifted at the club’s shiny new home was by their most bitter rivals. Back when the Covid-19 pandemic made grand final relocations less controversial, the Sky Blues saw off Melbourne City 1-0 in the 2020 grand final.
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