FA Cup: City stuns Chelsea for a final date with either rivals or underdog

The Champions exit only affected Manchester City for 45 minutes on Saturday evening before compounding Chelsea for a spot in the FA Cup final. This would be a surreal moment for Pep, who missed a chance to play a final at Wembley due to the FA final.

Although City didn’t show respite earlier in the match, failing to register a shot on target; an effect that can be attributed to the absence of Erling Haaland.

Chelsea had more chances, and many of the fans would find it hard to forgive Nicolas Jackson for his costly mistakes to earn the Blues goals earlier in the game.

However, City’s deliverance in the hands of the Blues came from Bernardo Silva, whose goal suspended the thought of another penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium.

The Portuguese scored in the 84th minute following a finesse to Kelvin De Bruyne’s cutback that deflected to the legs of Silva.

According to stats, City will be visiting the Wembley for the third consecutive time, while Chelsea encountered their 11th failure at the semifinal stage.

“Man City have reached the FA Cup final in consecutive years for a third time, while Chelsea have suffered their 11th elimination from the FA Cup at the semi-final stage, the third most in the competition’s history after Everton (13) and Tottenham (12).”

Manchester City will now face either Manchester United or Coventry in the FA Cup final on 25 May.