Pep Guardiola’s wards left no chance to “Chelsea” in the cup match.
On Sunday, January 8, a duel of the third round of the FA Cup took place, in which “Manchester City” met with “Chelsea” of London.
The meeting between the teams took place at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester and ended with a score of 4:0 in favor of Pep Guardiola’s wards.
The score in the game was opened by the winger of “townsmen” Riyad Mahrez – the Algerian scored a stunning goal from a free kick in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the game, Argentinian forward Julián Álvarez scored a penalty for hitting Kai Havertz’s hand in the Chelsea penalty area. Eight minutes later, striker Phil Foden scored from Kyle Walker’s assist.
Riyad Mahrez scored the point in the rout of “Chelsea” – in the 85th minute, he scored a double by converting a penalty.
“Manchester City” – “Chelsea” – 4:0
goals: Mahrez, 23, 84 (pin), Alvarez, 30 (pin), Foden, 38
Manchester City: Ortega, Walker, Akanji, Laporte, Gomez (Cancelou, 58), Silva (Lewis, 86), Rodri (Phillips, 58), Foden, Mahrez, Alvarez, Palmer
“Chelsea”: Arrizabalaga, Chalobah, Humphries, Coulibaly, Hall, Gallagher, Jorginho (Azpiliqueta, 63), Kovacic (D. Fofana, 46), Ziyech (Giro-Hutchinson, 63), Havertz (Zakaria, 46), Mount (Chuck) )
Warning: Rodri, Silva, Cancelo – Gallagher.
Match review:
It is worth noting that “Chelsea” did not score against “Manchester City” in five matches in a row. This series started with the match of the 6th round of the EPL season-2021/2022. On September 25, 2021, the “blues” conceded with a score of 0:1. In the match of the second round, “Chelsea” lost with a similar score.
The teams met twice earlier this season. “Manchester City” knocked out “Chelsea” from the draw of the English League Cup (2:0) and beat the opponents in the match of the 19th round of the EPL (1:0).
In the 1/16 finals of the FA Cup, “Manchester City” will play against the winner of the pair “Oxford United” – “Arsenal”. The matches of the next round of the tournament will take place from January 27 to 30.
