Manchester City succeeded in healing the wounds of losing the Champions League title to Real Madrid, by reaching the final match of the FA Cup following its difficult 1-0 victory over Chelsea on Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London in the semi-finals.
Defending champion City owes its victory to its international winger, the Portuguese Bernardo Silva, who scored the only goal in the 84th minute, which was the main reason for City’s loss to Real Madrid by missing a penalty kick.
Manchester United, last season’s runner-up, will play Coventry City from the Champions League on Sunday, also at Wembley Stadium, in the second semi-final match.
Manchester City was on its way to losing a second title within three days because Chelsea was the better and more dangerous side on goal, but it paid the price for its Senegalese international striker Nicholas Jackson wasting more than one opportunity to score against City’s goal.
Manchester City maintained its hopes of achieving the double this year as it leads the league by two points against Arsenal and Liverpool, after it was aiming to repeat the treble last season by losing the title of the prestigious continental competition, which it won for the first time in its history last season when it lost on penalties (3-4) to real madrid.
City aspires to its eighth title in the cup competition, the third under the leadership of its Spanish coach, Pep Guardiola, and the fourth in a row in the league. City awaits a fiery summit next Tuesday against its host Tottenham in the thirty-fourth round, while Chelsea plays, which left empty-handed this season after losing the League Cup final to Liverpool. It ranks ninth in the league, with its neighbor Brighton on Wednesday.
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