Buriram United players celebrate their Thai League 1 title-winning success. Buriram United's mission to defend their Thai League 1 crown gets underway this evening when they face a tricky assignment against Ratchaburi in the tournament curtain-raiser. The opening match of the 2018 league will be played at Chang Arena in Buriram at 7pm. "The opening match is always difficult for any team, but as the defending champions, we will try our best to produce a good result. I have to take it match by match," the former Germany international had said in an earlier interview.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2018 23:37 UTC