THE manchester city bid farewell to the English League Cup this Wednesday after being defeated by Southampton. For the quarterfinals, at St. Mary’s Stadium, the visitors entered with the reserve team, suffered a 2-0 defeat and were eliminated from the competition.
The team commanded by Pep Guardiola is still in contention for the English Championship and the FA Cup. In the Premier League, where it occupies the vice-leadership, with 49 points, Manchester City will have complicated clashes. Your next challenge will be against your rival Manchester United, on Saturday, at 9:30 am (Brasília time), at Old Trafford. Next, he will face the Tottenhamnext Thursday.
Southampton advanced to the semi-final of the English League Cup and will know their opponent after the draw that will be made later on Wednesday. Possible rivals are Manchester United, Newcastle and the winner between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton. The team returns to the lawns on Saturday, at 12h, to face Everton at Goodison Park.
The match was balanced until halfway through the first half, when a Manchester City blackout allowed two Southampton goals. At 23 minutes, Lyanco stole the ball in the middle of the field and set up a counterattack for the hosts. The Brazilian charged to the side of the area, crossed and found Sékou Mara. The striker hit the bottom right corner first to open the scoring.
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Six minutes later, Moussa Djenepo scored a great goal and extended the advantage of the hosts. The midfielder received it in midfield and shot towards the area. In the middle, he realized that the opposing goalkeeper was in advance and hit from there. Despite being a long way off, he hit the target and put it 2-0 on the scoreboard.
On the way back from the break, Pep Guardiola tried to reverse the damage by making some changes. Kevin De Bruyne, Erling, Haaland, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji entered the match. The Belgian midfielder immediately offered danger when he found a beautiful pass to Julián Álvarez. The attacker, however, wasted the chance and finished outside. The Norwegian striker, in turn, did not receive many opportunities.
Despite Manchester City putting all their weapons into the game, it was Southampton who scored in the second half. A shot on goal was deflected by the defense midway and fell to Che Adams, who scored. However, the attacker was in an irregular condition and the offside was called.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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