Chelsea avoids Guardiola’s poker with Manchester City in the FA Cup

Pep Guardiola You won’t get a historic England poker title. The Chelsea Pull it away from the end FA cup To oppose the first cup of Thomas Tuchel’s reign, thanks to a goal by Hakim Ziyech in a match to be forgotten (1-0).

In the counter-attack, the Moroccan took advantage of a mistake by Stephen, City’s substitute goalkeeper, to shatter the Sky Blues dream of raising the Premier League, League Cup, Champions League and FA Cup in the same season. It must “settle down” by trying the trio.

Lack of atmosphere in Wembley It was noted at the start of the match that this reminds us of the European first-leg match, in which the two teams’ goal was not to concede. The last match without fans at Wembley Stadium, before the fans return to the second semi-final on Sunday and next week with the final of the tournament. League Cup45 minutes of miserliness.

Tasteless first game, punctuated by a bad shot by Ben Chilwell, Deflected shot by Reece James from the front and some easy and isolated Kepa Arizabalaga. The meeting was sleeping with two teams who didn’t want to get lost very quickly and realize that in addition to the initial 90 minutes there could be an extension.

Between wisdom and definitely tiredness of having to play during the week Champions League, Chelsea and Manchester City They were content to reach the first half with a draw and without exhausting their options. The Chelsea It abolished the city and that of Gordiola under Tochel’s control.

And the mental blow came to him City Once the second part begins. De Bruyne, the star of the team, had to leave as a substitute after weak support in his ankle. In its place I entered Phil Foden With almost no time to acclimatize, the Chelsea Hits.

A ball in the back of the defense took off riding Timo Werner. Stephen, the alternative target for the Sky Blues, emerged from the grapes, and the Germans even took advantage of that Saddlebags, Unopposed and without goalkeeper, he will score on an empty goal.

The Moroccan could have killed the match and is that with City remaining on the canvas, a foul in cutting Dias left him alone in the face of the goalkeeper, but he was unable to spot it in his head.

They were practically the only two occasions for Chelsea That was the mark of gold. The fierce defense of those from Tuchel impeded City This resulted in their only chances of emerging from set pieces, forcing Kepa to equalize in the final moments.

But it was not the goal. On Wembley Their hopes of achieving a historic poker title are dead. Now he will have to shut down the prime minister, final League Cup Next week and semifinals are in Champions. But Tochel will return to the stadium on May 15th to avenge the final, lost by his team last year.