23:02We said goodbye here! See you again!
match summary
Manchester City got past Chelsea’s ‘seed’ and went into the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola’s team beat Potter thanks to strikes from Riyad Mahrez and Julián Álvarez and the stoppage of Stefan Ortega, who claimed to be an excellent understudy for Ederson.
Whole hour! 2-0
City knocked Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup.
Min 90+3
Foul on Cucurella. It’s over now.
Min 90+2
We’re going to 94.
Min 90
Chelsea goal disallowed! Strange game. Pulisic’s center fed by Ortega, Aké cleared badly and the ball hit the woodwork. Second ‘blue’ shot that collided with Ortega and scored Pulisic coming back from the field. That’s offside, so the goal won’t go up on the scoreboard.
min 89
Rifirafe between Azpilicueta and Grealish. Both warn.
min 88
Mount has got it! The shot on goal at Chelsea Englishman went out. This is it.
min 87
Aké sent another center for a corner with Azpilicueta’s goal.
min 84
Azpilicueta candy in center form but Pulisic is deadly.
min 83
Havertz center that remains unfinished.
min 81
Applaud Laporte, who leaves for Aké to enter.
min 77
Chelsea wanted to get into the game. Look for a goal to get it, but for now the 2-0 remains unshaken.
Min 76
Havertz is Chelsea’s latest change. Young Lewis Hall retired.
min 75
Ortega secured the ball. Good night for the City goalkeeper.
min 73
My goodness Ortega! It was offside for Chelsea, but the save by City’s German goalkeeper was anthology. Another sensational hand to stop Pulisic’s goal.
min 70
The city is not losing control. Calmly touch the ‘citizen’ box.
min 68
Chelsea changes. Mount, Gallagher, Azpilicueta and Sterling come in place of Broja, Chalobah, Zakaria and Ziyech.
min 67
Cucurella blocked Grealish’s shot. The Englishman did not give up, but so far he could not find the goal.
Min 65
City are trying to calm the game after its latest scare.
Min 63
Huge stop by Ortega! Great play by Ziyech and a point-blank shot by Lewis Hall that was stopped by the City goalkeeper.
min 61
New arrival from City with a low shot from Palmer stopping Mendy. The ‘blue’ team played very well.
Mr. 58 Goooooooooal for Manchester City! 2-0
Another blow from City, marking the counterattack. Book a counterattack from Guargiola’s painting. Mendy saved Mahrez’s first shot, but did nothing to prevent Julián Álvarez’s goal from catching the rebound.
min 56
Ziyech blasted it and the chance was gone for Chelsea.
min 56
Ziyech’s center was poisoned. Ortega held out his hand just in case and backed into a corner.
Mr. 54 Goooooooooal for Manchester City! 1-0
Mahrez got it from a direct free kick. Koulibaly didn’t jump and that was the Algerian’s launch from City.
Min 53
Warning for Chalobah after a clear foul on the edge of the area. Danger for Chelsea.
min 52
Mendy double stop! Both at Grealish’s feet. The Englishman from the City was in disbelief. He dreams of the Chelsea goalkeeper pulling two stratospheric saves out of his hat.
at least 50
Double change in the City. Bernardo Silva and Kalvin Phillips came on for Gündogan and Rodri. English is coming back after a few months off.
min 48
Mahredz fell inside the box after a tackle by Cucurella. The Catalan does well to take the ball to him.
Min 47
It’s like rondo Chelsea. City failed to steal the ball despite their strong pressure.
City-Chelsea is back in the game
The ball is rolling again in Manchester.
Summary
Goals are the only thing missing from this duel between City and Chelsea. Guardiola’s men looked for the goal more forcefully, but Chelsea fought off local attacks well in an exciting first half. Everything is pending for the second phase.
Take a break in Manchester! 0-0
The players went to the changing rooms after a good first half.
Min 45+2
Chelsea released it.
Minimum 45+1
Lateral foul for City. This will be the last game of the first half.
min 44
What a stop from Ortega! The City goalkeeper went to ground to deny Lewis Hall’s goal. Chelsea’s young talent sat Rico Lewis before the end.
min 41
Mendy stop! He looks for the long stick for Grealish’s shot but finds the Chelsea goalkeeper’s hand. Corner.
Min 40
Grealish continued to roam freely in a very complete English first half.
min 39
The game is very fair. While it’s true that City sought more goals, Chelsea knew how to deactivate Guaridola’s men and even connect long plays with the ball at their feet.
min 36
Grealish’s center ends up in Mendy’s hands.
min 35
Lewis Hall’s game changer was great and Laporte’s cut was even better to deactivate a high risk play.
min 34
The goals are still not coming in this City-Chelsea.
Min 33
Good start from Ortega to clear the danger.
min 31
Low center with danger from Rico Lewis. The ball was passed in front of the Chelsea goal without finding a finisher.
min 29
opportunity of the city! Quickly regain the ‘sky blue’ set and finish with danger through Julián Álvarez. It will be a corner for Guardiola’s men.
Min 28
Poor delivery by Sergio Gómez in his attempt to change the game. This will be the ball for Chelsea.
Min 25
The city forces the left wing.
Min 23
Great save from Ortega! Find spaces for Chelsea and try the gloves of City’s German goalkeeper, who deflects Pulisic’s dangerous shot.
min 21
Another shot at the City goal. Gündogan tried again, though he couldn’t beat Mendy.
min 19
He carefully threw Gündogan, but the shot missed.
min 17
Koulibaly’s foul on Gralish, who was on his way to goal. City will have a good chance at the set piece.
min 15
Patient City moving the ball. Chelsea came out to press and made it difficult for Guardiola’s men to get forward.
min 13
Bitten shot by Pulisic that Ortega was able to clear. The occasion was very clear for Chelsea. The American shot badly.
Min 10
Bombardment of the City, with Grealish’s shot missing the goal.
Min 9
Grealish was very active at the start of this match. He launched against the Englishman and gave it to a Julián Álvarez who took a corner.
Min 9
Chelsea long ball ending in Ortega’s hand.
min 8
Chelsea tried to extend their possession to breathe.
Min 6
Cucurella was able to stop Palmer on the left wing. City have already bottled Chelsea in their field.
Min 4
Chelsea blocked Grealish’s attempt at pace. It will be a corner.
Min 3
Now the offside was Broja as Chelsea wanted to run in behind the City defence.
Min 1
The city wants to develop on the left side. Grealish is offside.
Start the fight!
The ball is rolling at City of Manchester. City and Chelsea are trying to get into the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup.
Chelsea’s rotation
Potter took advantage of the Carabao Cup to rest Sterling, Aubameyang, Thiago Silva and Mount.
Haaland on the bench
Guardiola already revealed yesterday that the Norwegian is still not one hundred percent, however, he is among the substitutes in case the match needs to be abandoned. Other heavyweights like De Bruyne or Bernardo Silva also had a break from the start.
lineups
Guardiola’s City went out with Ortega; Rico Lewis, Rúben Dias, Laporte, Sergio Gómez; Palmer, Rodri, Gundogan; Maherz, Julian Alvarez, and Grealish.
On the bench (and what a bench) are Ederson (ps), Aké, Akanji, Stones, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Kalvin Phillips, Foden and Haaland.
For its part, Graham Potter’s Chelsea start with Mendy; Chalobah, Zakaria, Koulibaly; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Cucurella; Ziyech, Lewis Hall; and Broja.
The bench consists of Bettinelli (ps), Thiago Silva, Azpilicueta, Mount, Gallagher, Havertz, Aubameyang, Hutchinson, Sterling.
The first; It’s time to review the starting elevens City and Chelsea fielded for tonight’s game.
Good night!
We start with this rivalry between City and Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
Source: La Verdad
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
