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Ex-Liverpool, Barcelona forward Garcia sets Atletico de Kolkata target

Atletico de Kolkata's marquee player Luis Garcia wants at least seven points from his side's remaining six Indian Super League matches.

The Bengal Tigers currently sit on top of the table with 13 points from eight matches but Garcia wants to reach between 20 and 25 points in order to secure a play-off berth.

After a blistering start, Atletico have failed to win in four matches but former Liverpool, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid man Garcia is expecting that to improve.

"We are on the top of the table, that means we are definitely doing something right. The only thing is that we have to find a way to score more goals and start winning again," the Spaniard told the league's official website.

"Of course, we would like to score more goals, but the real concern would have been if we weren't able to create chances."

He added: "We are expecting to reach 20-25 points from our remaining matches, I think we can continue to keep looking at the target, it does not matter if we get it from our home or away matches."

Atletico, who have three wins from their eight matches, meet sixth-placed NorthEast United on Tuesday.

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