Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Graham Potter’s Chelsea star this Wednesday an exciting round of 32 of the Carabao Cup, the English League Cup. Everything indicates that both technicians will make some rounds in what will be their penultimate game before the break for the Qatar 2022 World Cup (which starts on November 20 and ends on December 18).
City coach Pep Guardiola assured that Erling Haaland, who has an ankle ligament injury, is “not perfect yet, the ligament is still a bit damaged” and left it up in the air that he will be able to play before the said break. for the World Cup.
City are out before the club’s competition is cut short this Wednesday against Chelsea and Saturday’s in the Premier against Brentford. Haaland has missed two of City’s last three games with an ankle injury, although the Norwegian star scored the winning goal from a penalty on Saturday (2-1) against Fulham.
Norway did not qualify for the World Cup and Guardiola said it wouldn’t be bad for Haaland to make friends with his national team “if it’s good”. City are 2nd in the Premier, 2 points behind the leaders, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. Chelsea, 7th in the table and currently runners-up in the last Carabao Cup, This is 13 from the first classified. On Saturday the ‘blues’ face Newcastle in their final game before the World Cup break.
The recent history of City-Chelsea is remembered that both teams met in the 2020-21 Champions League final. Those from Stamford Bridge (then with Thomas Tuchel as coach) defeated those from the Etihad 0-1 with a goal from Kai Havertz and thus got the title for the second time (after one achieved in 2011 -12). City are yet to win a championship on their record. As for the Carabao Cup, the English League Cup, the citizens have 8 of their showcases and Chelsea, 5.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Etihad Stadium, 21.00 (DAZN)
Manchester City: Ortega; Lewis, Dias, Laporte, S. Gomez; Palmer, Gundogan, Foden; Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Grealish
Technical: Pep Guardiola
Chelsea: mendy Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Cucurella; Loftus-Cheek, Zakaria, Gallagher; Pulisic, Witch and Mount
Technical: Graham Potter
Referee: Simon Hopper
Source: La Verdad
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