He City of Manchester He hardly had time to assimilate the impotent elimination by penalties in the Champions League against real Madrid when another very important match of the season approaches: the semi-finals of the FA Cup against Chelsea at Wembley (6.15pm).
The game does not come at the best time. Not only because of emotional wear and tear, but also because of physical wear and tear. No more than three days pass when the players of city They had to get back in the ring after having a war of attrition that went all the way to a shootout. “We are not machines, fatigue exists”expressed Pep Guardiolawho on more than one occasion complained about the strict European calendar, especially in English, but yesterday preferred to ignore it.
Even with the bitter taste of elimination from the Champions League in his mouth, Guardiola wants to encourage his team by drawing positive conclusions so that it does not become a failure against Chelsea. “We have no choice but to get up. We cannot feel sorry for ourselves. We are at our best level, but we cannot win. There is no time to reflect, we will do that in the summer,” he concluded.
This is why it is expected that the City of Manchester make some rounds. Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland were touched and they will probably start on the bench. Doku or Julián Álvarez are expected to start.
In another context is the Chelseawith half a season at stake in these FA Cup semi-finals It came from an upset win over Everton that made two things clear, the first being the amazing level of Cole Palmera player that City let slip away in the summer, and there is no game where there is no mess in the team with the awful image of the discussion to see who takes the penalty with Madueke and Jackson as the protagonists.
A Chelsea who also doesn’t have much room to innovate in his eleven, with a long list of injuries. It’s Palmer, Enzo and Caicedo and eight others, because the first three are untouchable pieces of a ‘blue’ team that in this FA is playing for participation in Europe next season, which is no small thing . A ticket to the final at Wembley will be expensive.
Source: La Verdad
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