O manchester city is in the round of 16 of the English League Cup. This Wednesday, the team beat the chelsea 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium, for the third phase of the competition. The goals were scored by Mahrez and Julián Álvarez.
Now, the teams await a draw to find out their opponents in the round of 16. Before that, both have commitments for the English Championshipin the last round before the break for the world Cupwhich starts on the 20th of November.
On Saturday, at 9:30 am (Brasília time), Manchester City receives Brentford. On the same day, Chelsea will face Newcastle away from home, at 2:30 pm (From Brasília).
Also this Wednesday, the zebra walked loose in the League Cup. O Tottenham was eliminated by Nottingham Forest, by 2 to 0, while the Arsenal bid farewell to the competition after being defeated at home by Brighton, 3-1. Another upset came in the West Ham game, which was eliminated at home by Blackburn Rovers, on penalties.
Liverpool narrowly missed making the list of embarrassments. Playing at home, the Reds drew 0-0 against Derby County, but sought to qualify on penalties.
The game
The first half was lukewarm, without great goal opportunities. The home team were endangered by a shot by Grealish, from outside the area, saved by Edouard Mendy, who had a chance as a starter in the cup match.
On the other hand, Chelsea was the team that had the best chance of the first half, in the 44th minute, when Hall came face to face with Ortega after cutting the defense, but stopped in a great save by the goalkeeper. The game went into halftime scoreless.
Manchester City came back for the second half pressing and, at nine minutes, the offensiveness paid off. After a sequence of shots saved by Mendy, Mahrez took a free-kick from the half-moon in the area, saw Koulibaly not jump over the barrier and, finally, overcame the goalkeeper.
Soon after, the home team needed just three minutes to extend the advantage. On the counterattack, Julian Álvarez made a beautiful pass to serve Mahrez inside the area and appeared at the second post to take advantage of the Algerian’s rebound and score the team’s second goal.
The only reason Chelsea didn’t go down with a great goal was because of a miracle by Ortega. Zyech made a beautiful dribble down the wing and served Hall inside the area, with freedom. The young man hit the goal, but the goalkeeper appeared to make a great save and avoid the visiting goal.
For the remainder of the match, the Chelsea goalkeeper continued to save the team from Manchester City’s attacks, while the home team bet on counterattacks to kill the match. Already in the final minutes, the Londoners rocked the nets after hitting and rebounding in a strange move. The arbitration, however, annulled the bid for offside.
Thus, the scoreboard did not change and Manchester City confirmed the victory by 2-0.
Wednesday’s results for the League Cup:
- Wolverhampton 1-0 Leeds United
- Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham
- Arsenal 1 x 3 Brighton
- Southampton (6)1 x 1(5) Sheffield Wednesday
- West Ham (9)2 x 2(10) Blackburn Rovers
- manchester city 2 x 0 chelsea
- Newcastle (3)0 x 0(2) Crystal Palace
- Liverpool (3)0 x 0(2) Derby County
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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