Although Bangladesh have a better head-to-head record against their Himalayan neighbours, Nepal, however, won their last meeting and sit 17 places above Jamie Day's men in the FIFA World Ranking.

The two sides are scheduled to meet in Dhaka on November 13 and 17.

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Bangladesh are scheduled to play Nepal in two friendlies next month and it will be Day’s first opportunity to gauge his players since January, with international football having been halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jiangsu looked to set to take a one-goal advantage into Monday’s return leg after Alex Teixeira had given Cosmin Olaroiu’s side the lead 10 minutes into the second half and Mirahmetjan Muzepper was sent off with 21 minutes remaining for the 2018 champions.

But Zhang’s own goal means the teams will go into the second leg level as they fight it out for a place in the final, where they will meet either defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande or Beijing FC.