Lost the final of the FA Cup before him Crystal Palace Last Saturday, but today he won the 'final' to enter Champions before him Bournemouth. He Manchester City He offered one of his best versions so far this year and obtained about three vital points that leave him very close to achieving his goal.
Those of Guardiola Third parties are placed with 68 points And they get along with two A Newcastle, Chelsea y Aston Villa. On the last day they face the Fulham in Craven Cottage And a draw would be worth to mathematically ensure their presence in the next edition of the Champions League. In case of losing, they will stay out if their three persecutors win their respective meetings.
He Etihad It was a party in an encounter that had the emotional touch of the last game of By Bruyne at home and ended with the return eight months after the last Golden Ball, Rod. The 'citizens' smile after a very complicated year.
The most overwhelming 'citizen' version
The first 45 minutes were spectacular by the 'Skyblue' team, remembering the overwhelming team that has dominated England for four years in a row, and that the Santpedor coach put an eleven with a Average age of 29 years. The largest since the 2016-2017 academic year.
The local ball rhythm prevented the Bournemouth Recovering the ball and constantly messy him. Special mention for the mobility of the three in the middle: Kovacic, Gundogan y By Bruyne. The own By Bruyne He began filtering dangerous balls from the start.
The one who opened the can was a newcomer like Marmoushwho took out a distant trallazo that entered the entire squad (14′). The Egyptian highlighted the madness in the stands with one of the goals of the year. Ten minutes later, the Belgian midfielder had the goal in his farewell in Manchester, but incomprehensibly sent her to the crossbar without goalkeeper.
The 'Mancunaino' domain did not cease and served to expand the advantage by means of Bernardo Silva. In it 38′ A GREAT INTERNED OF Gundogan He ended with the Portuguese only against the goalkeeper and defining the short stick. Impossible for Cheap.
The 'cherries' had two serious notices before the break, but they had no aim. First Evanilson He finished off the stick in a large transition and part -time edge Matheus Nunes He was crucial to plugging a shot of Jiggles.
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The second half lost intensity, but had some script turn that could complicate life to City and awaken the ghosts of the whole season.
In 58 'Semenyo drew a great individual play, but his shot ended up leaving. Although the real fear felt in the stadium when in 66 'a suicidal pass from Guardiiol forced to Kovacic to grasp Evanilson when it was planted alone before Edersonso he was sanctioned with red card. For tranquility of Guardiolasix minutes later Cook made a very hard and reckless entrance to Nico González And it was precisely expelled. The English pivot arrived very late and hit the tacos in the tibia.
The cross gave us before the final beep the return of Roda great goal of Nico (88′) and the honor of Jebbison (96′). The Spanish midfielder took advantage of his minutes and in a great play he cut his pair and hit him from outside the area with power adjusted to the stick.
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Cheap13
27Matheus Nunes
24If the gvviool
Tyler Adams12
3RUBEN DIAS
Illia Zabarnyi27
25Manuel Akji
Dean Huijsen2
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Antoine Semenyo24
8Mateo Kovacic
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Lewis Cook4
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Marcus Tavernier16
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Will Dennis40
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Mark Senesi5
Matai Akinmboni45
47Phil foot
Ben Winterburn47
75Nico O’Reilly
Daniel Jebbison21
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Zain Silcott-Duberry43
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Pep Guardiola
Andoni Iraola
