City again in the FA Cup final
Manchester City makes it into the cup final for the third time – but loses a different title in parallel.
Cheers after the goal of Rico Lewis (right)
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Manchester City makes it into the cup final for the third time – but loses a different title in parallel.
Manchester City can still end a disappointing football season in England with a title win. The master moved to the FA Cup final for the third time in a row with a 2-0 (1-0) against Nottingham Forest.
Curious: Almost parallel, they lost a different title. Because in the Premier League, the Liverpool FC is deported to the previous champion. The opponent in the cup final is again in Wembley Crystal Palace on May 17th.
In the league, both teams fight for a Champions League place at eye level-but Mancity played very dominant in the cup. Already in the second minute, Rico Lewis scored the lead goal for Pep Guardiola’s team, who had taken the former national team captain Ilkay Gündogan out of the starting eleven. Forest tried to compensate for the compensation, City let the ball and opponents run. Josko Gvardiol scored 2-0 (51st), Gündogan came into play for the last 20 minutes.
Crystal Palace, team of the former Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner, eliminated Aston Villa 3-0 in the first semi -final on Saturday. The Londoners have never won the trophy, City triumphed seven times, most recently in 2023 in the derby against Manchester United. Mancity lost the final revanche last year.