Pep Guardiola Carves History, Man City Advances to the FA Cup Final

DBasia.news –  Goals from Gabriel Jesus are enough for Manchester City to advance to the 2018-19 FA Cup final. Man City conquered Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley, Saturday (6/4) evening, with a score of 1-0.

Josep Guardiola’s troops immediately took control of the game since the beginning of the first half. Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, and Gabriel Jesus alternately posed a threat at the heart of the opponent’s defense.

The result, The Citizens broke down Brighton’s goal when the game ran for four minutes. Gabriel Jesus scored after continuing De Bruyne’s cross.

Winning one goal, Man City are increasingly comfortable taking possession of the ball and keep pressing opponents. But until the break the score lasted 1-0 for City.

The second half of the game has not changed. City, which dominated the ball, forced more Brighton players to be in their own defense.

Gradually, Brighton began to venture out. However, this condition only lasted for a moment as Man City has put on the pressure .

In the final period of the game, the tempo of the two teams slowed down. Man City, who has a lot of possession, had difficulty penetrating Brighton’s defense. 1-0 score lasted until the fight was over.

For City this is the eighth FA Cup final of the last nine appearances in the semifinals. As for Pep Guardiola, this result made him match the achievement of Kenny Dalglish (2011-12) as a manager who reached two finals in England’s domestic cup (FA Cup and League Cup) in a season since 2011-12.

Previously, Man City managed to win the League Cup after beating Chelsea in the top match last February 24, 2019. City itself has the opportunity to win four trophies at the same time this season. After the League Cup, The Citizens still have the chance to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.

Arrangement of Players

Man City (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Nicolas Otamendi, Benjamin Mendy; Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-1-1): Mat Ryan; Martin Montoya, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Bernardo; Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Davy Propper, Alireza Jahanbakhsh; Yves Bissouma; Glenn Murray.