Manchester City take on Chelsea in the semifinal match of FA Cup. The match will be played on Saturday, April 20th at Wembley (London).
Manchester City constantly plays at full throttle. In the last Premier League round, the Citizens faced a comfortable opponent, the newcomer-outsider Luton. There were no problems with them; moreover, on the day after the rout, both competitors synchronously stumbled. But both before and after the Hatters, there were Champions League matches with another favorite, Real Madrid - fate brought the giants together already in the quarterfinals. After a spectacular draw at the Santiago Bernabeu, they fought at home in both regular and extra time. But despite all the advantages, they lost on penalties. Now they need to immediately find strength for the cup semifinal - Guardiola definitely wants to defend the title in this tournament. Fortunately, the squad is deep, and rotation is more than possible.
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Chelsea are playing better than a year ago. But it's strange to compare themselves to the disastrous last season, which only brought twelfth place. It is already clear that they failed not only to return to the Champions League race but even to the Europa League zone, 6th-7th place, is almost unattainable. Which is not surprising given that they can't even win against the main outsiders, Burnley and Sheffield United - they played 2-2 with both. But then they demolished Everton 6-0 with a Palmer hat-trick. Yes, they reached the final of the League Cup. But there they didn't score, and van Dijk brought the title to Liverpool in extra time. Now the club has returned to Wembley, but only to the semifinal round for now.
Pochettino, returning to England, played two draws with Pep in the Premier League - 4-4 and 1-1. The Citizens must redeem themselves for their Champions League exit. We expect them to win with a handicap of -1.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with -1.0 handicap.
