Chapter 1294 Entering the FA Cup Final
Chapter 1294 Entering the FA Cup Final
Eliminated Real Madrid, Manchester City broke into the Champions League semi-finals.A day later, their opponents in the Champions League semi-final also came out.
Barcelona defeated AC Milan 3:1 at home, and finally eliminated AC Milan with a total score of 3:1 and entered the semi-finals.
They will face Manchester City in the semi-finals.
This is really... It's not that enemies don't get together.
Manchester City beat Barcelona in the Champions League final last season, and this season the two teams met in the semi-finals.
This is a deliberate attempt to give Barcelona a chance for revenge...
So does Barcelona.
After they eliminated AC Milan, Pique said in an interview that it was great to meet Manchester City in the semi-finals.
"...We have been waiting for this day. Since the final of last season, we have been looking forward to meeting Manchester City again. This time we will show them the strength of Barcelona!"
Goalkeeper Valdes also said: "Manchester City is very strong, but we have the confidence to beat them. No team in this world can win forever."
Messi also expressed confidence in an interview: "I will go all out in the game. We respect Manchester City, so we will go all out."
In this regard, Manchester City's response was a little dull.
A reporter went to interview Rong Guang and told him that Manchester City's opponent in the semi-finals had come out, and it was Barcelona!
"Oh." Rong Guang let out an ooh at first, and then found that the reporter was still in a daze, and added, "So?"
"Don't you have anything to say?" the reporter asked frantically.
"Not yet." Rong Guang shook his head and left.
Even if Barcelona lost to you in the Champions League final last season, you don't have to act so plain, okay?Is this a kind of psychological warfare by Rong Guang, or does he just think so?
no one knows.
And Ibrahimovic refuted the "revenge theory" put forward by the Catalan media: "Why didn't we give us a chance to continue beating them?"
The reporter who came to ask this rhetorical question was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
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Because of the UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid, Manchester City's No.30 second round of the league was the last to be played in this round of the league. On the evening of April [-]th, Manchester City challenged Arsenal away.
The league has played 31 rounds, and Arsenal, the "Fighting Four" once again showed their strength. They have risen from sixth in the league at the beginning of the season to third in the league. They currently have 58 points, squeezing Tottenham Hotspur to fourth with 58 points.Because of the goal difference advantage.
Arsenal's goal difference is one more than Tottenham Hotspur.
In the other No.30 second round of the league that has ended, Tottenham Hotspur shook hands with Sunderland 0:0 away.
Temporarily surpassed Arsenal with 59 points.
But the Arsenal game has not yet been played.
If Arsenal can beat Manchester City at home, they will surpass Tottenham Hotspur in points and continue to rank third.
But if they lose to Manchester City, they really have to go back to fourth.
Although No.4 can also allow Arsenal to qualify for the Champions League next season.But it would be the best result if he could not participate in the qualifying competition.After all, the qualifying matches for the Champions League start very early, which will disrupt Arsenal's summer preparation plan, make Arsenal enter the official game prematurely, and there may be injuries and other situations.
Another important reason is that as a rival in the same city, how could Arsenal let Tottenham Hotspur finally crush them?
They intend to take advantage of Manchester City's hard-fought Champions League away game and make a full blow in the league to take Manchester City off the undefeated mythical throne.
However, Manchester City did not let them get their wish.
Although Arsenal played well in this game, they scored early.
But the tenacious Manchester City finally drew with Arsenal away.
1: 1.
This result is actually not satisfactory for both sides-Arsenal tied the game and still had the same points as Tottenham Hotspur, but they have been surpassed by Tottenham Hotspur in terms of goal difference. Tottenham Hotspur is now ranked third with the advantage of goal difference.
As for Manchester City, after tying the game, they are only three points ahead of No.2 Manchester United.Manchester City now has 82 points and Manchester United has 79 points.
It's just a game difference.
In the final stage of the league, the two teams have another direct dialogue. If Manchester United can beat Manchester City, they will tie Manchester City's points.
However, there is still a huge gap in the goal difference between the two sides. Manchester City now has a goal difference of 65, while Manchester United has 51.
So the safest way is that Manchester United win another game, and pray that Manchester City loses a game or draws a few more games.
Judging from Manchester City's current schedule and performance, there are more and more draws. Perhaps in the future they may really lose the league title because of too many draws.
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On April [-], Manchester City played against West Bromwich Albion at home.
Manchester City did not draw in this game. They beat West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at home.Rongguang scored his No.30 league goal this season in this game.He is far and away the top scorer in the league.
Meanwhile, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 1-0 away.
Keep up the pressure on Manchester City to catch up.
After this game, Manchester United can get a rest, but Manchester City can't. Three days later, they will welcome Everton at home, which is the semi-final of the FA Cup.
Manchester City is now leading the league, the League Cup has been won, the Champions League has reached the semi-finals, and the FA Cup has also entered the semi-finals.
It looked like they could win the title on either front.
This is a huge temptation. At this time, I believe that Manchester City players themselves will not be willing to give up any event easily.
Therefore, in the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester City will go all out and play the main force.
In fact, Benitez took this into consideration when he played against West Bromwich Albion. He rested many players who participated in the games against Real Madrid and Arsenal and used a rotation lineup.
Against Everton, Manchester City will be able to come up with their strongest lineup.
The semi-finals of the FA Cup are played at a neutral venue, and since the construction of the new Wembley Stadium, both semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup have been held at this stadium.
For Manchester City, this is tantamount to a tiring journey.
But it's all about it, and Manchester City can't always complain about the schedule.
If you want to win all the championships, you must bear such a price.
Everton is also doing its best and going all out.I hope to eliminate Manchester City and get a chance to advance to the final.
In the 33 rounds of the league, Everton has 47 points and ranks seventh. They are still 6 points away from the No.[-] Chelsea, let alone the fifth Newcastle United.
If Everton want to qualify for next season's European competition, the FA Cup is their only chance and they must win it.
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Everton scored first in the semi-final at Wembley Stadium.
It seems that Everton's players are indeed more physically fit than Manchester City's players.
No.204 minutes, Everton striker Jelavic opened the scoring for Everton.
Everton fans at Wembley Stadium cheered with excitement.
Throughout the first half, it was true that Everton performed better than Manchester City. They controlled the situation. Although Manchester City has undergone a rotation, many main players are still very tired and have not been able to enter the game state for a long time.
They failed to pull back the score until the end of the first half, and Everton entered the intermission with a one-goal lead.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. At the beginning, it was no different from the first half, and Everton firmly controlled the situation.
No. 60 minutes, Geravich, who opened the scoring for Everton, fouled Kaka when he returned to the defense. The referee gave Manchester City a free kick 25 meters away from the goal. This is a free kick in a good position.
Everton was on the verge of a formidable enemy and formed a wall of as many as six people.
But it didn't help.Rong Guang's free kick with his left foot drew an arc, bypassed the wall, and then flew into the dead corner of the goal!
"Rong!! Manchester City has not created any threatening offensive opportunities so far, but the advantage of having more stars is that they can always find opportunities that can solve problems only by the player's personal ability! For example, this free kick! Manchester City's overall state is not good, but this does not affect Rong's ability to kick the football into the goal! A free kick is an opportunity purely relying on the individual ability of the star, and Rong seized it!"
After Rong Guang equalized the score, Manchester City's overall state has picked up, and the players seem to have let go of their burdens and performed more freely.
No.805 minutes, after Ibrahimovic received a through ball from Kaka, he entered the penalty area and faced the attacking goalkeeper Howard.
It is another manifestation of the personal ability of a star.
Manchester City led Everton 2:1.
The goal at this time can almost be said to be a lore.
Everton, who conceded two goals in a row, had low morale, and in the next game, they were also unable to recover.I can only watch Manchester City eliminate them and break into the FA Cup final!
"The game is over! Manchester City has entered the FA Cup final! They have another championship that they can compete for!"
Everton's players exited in pain, while Manchester City's players stayed behind to celebrate with their fans.
The FA Cup final will be played on the night of May [-]th. Before that, Manchester City has three very important games to play, two Champions League semi-finals, and a city derby with Manchester United.
The results of these three games may determine the meaning of Manchester City's FA Cup final-whether it is the icing on the cake or the championship of masturbation...
(End of this chapter)