Pep Guardiola It has two goals to save the bad season of Manchester City. After achieving the classification for the FA Cup final, today he took another step towards the classification for the Champions League after defeating the 1-0 Wolverhampton and positioning itself provisionally in the third place of the Premier League. He has three games left to play.
Guardiola did not need to resort to Erling Haaland, which he first summoned from the ankle injury suffered a month ago. The lonely goal of Kevin de Bruynein his penultimate game at Etihad Stadium before his march at the end of the season, he gave the City his fourth league triumph and gives him a four -point advantage over Nottingham, 6th and first team that would be out of the Champions League.
The City adds 64 points, two more than the Newcastle (62), three more than Chelsea and Nottingham (60) and seven more than Aston Villa (57).
Two clear chances of Wolves
The City began having the mastery of the game but, without speed in the circulation of the ball, it barely generated occasions. On the other hand, the Wolves, comfortable in the replication, came out with criteria to the counterattack of the coveted hand Matheus Cunha, In a state of grace.
The team of Vítor Pereira He had two great occasions to advance on the scoreboard in five minutes mediated the first part. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde escaped after shipping to the space of Matheus Cunha, But instead of defining before the exit of Ederson, preferred to give the goal to Marshall in smoke With a pass too long (22 ').
The side of the side also very clear Rayan Aït-Nouri, who received from heel from Matheus Cunha, He suggested with the left to post And the rejection fell to the right taking out his second attempt at the Josko Gvardiol line (27 ').
A double scare that finally react to the City, who uploaded the intensity of his game. Nico O’Reilly He intervened for the first time to José Sá To get your shot after joining the attack.
Belgian connection
Shortly after the 1-0 fruit of the Belgian connection arrived. Jérémy Doku starred a great action on the left, he left two rivals and passed back so that Kevin de Bruynevery motivated in his penultimate game in Etihad before leaving the City at the end of the season, he will mark pleasure in the position of false 9 where he has played in the absence of Erling Haaland (35′).
MANCHESTER CITY
10
WOLVERHAMPTON
Manchester City: Ederson; Matheus nunes, rúben dias, gvardiol, o'reelly (Akanji, 58 '); Bernardo Silva, Kovocic (Nico González, 93 '); Marmoush (Rico Lewis, 83 '), Gündogan (Mcatee, 84'), Doku; De Bruyne (Foden, 84 ')
Wolverhampton: José Sá; Doherty (Sarabia, 65 '), Agboudou, Toti Gomes; Nelson Semedo (Santi Bueno, 86 '), João Gomes, André (Guedes, 80'), Aït-Nouri; MINETSI, Bellegarde (Rodrigo Gomes, 66 '); Matheus Cunha (Hwang, 85 ')
Gol: 1-0 Bruyne (35 ')
Arbitrator: Peter Bankes. There were no cards
Estadio: Etihad
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The goal confirmed the change in the game's trend since the Wolves ended the first part locked in its area, overwhelmed and shouting the break.
The City maintained control in resumption although without options to close the game. Instead, Matheus Cunha He gave signs of life again with a Powerful shot from outside the area that repelled the post (57′).
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The City did not grant anymore, which preferred to keep the advantage keeping the ball without taking risks not to make mistakes that this season has cost him many points. Before a Wolves who came from reaping six consecutive victories the 'citizens' managed to chain the third day without fitting goals.
