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With historic performance by Mahrez, Manchester City win and advance to the FA Cup final

Without major surprises, Manchester City confirmed the favoritism and beat Sheffield United by the score of 3 to 0 at Wembley Stadium, in London, in the semifinal of the FA Cup. All goals were scored by Riyad Mahrez Citizens await the winner of tomorrow’s match between Brighton and Manchester United to find out who will be their opponent in the decision.

Despite the first real chance of the match being Sheffield United’s in the first minutes of the game, Manchester City had complete control of the game in the 90 minutes and opened the scoring in the first half. In the 42nd minute, Bernardo Silva was brought down in the area and referee Stuart Attwell awarded the penalty. Even with Haaland on the field, the player chosen to take the kick was Riyad Mahrez. The Algerian had no difficulty moving the goalkeeper to the opposite side and scoring in the right corner.

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After the break, Manchester City did not suffer any threat from the visiting team and dominated the offensive actions. At 16 minutes of the second stage, Mahrez disarmed in midfield and advanced towards the goal. The Algerian went through the entire defense of the Blades, came face to face with the opposing goalkeeper and finished low in the right corner, expanding the score for the citizens. It didn’t take long and the third goal happened. Five minutes later, Grealish crossed into the area and Mahrez took it first, with no chances for the Sheffield United goalkeeper, who even touched the ball, but was unable to clear it. This was the first hat-trick in an FA Cup semi-final since 1958.


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Mahrez’s three goals in Manchester City’s FA Cup victory (Reproduction / Twitter)


With the victory, Manchester City reaches 16 straight games without knowing what it is to lose.

Tomorrow, at 12:30 pm, Brighton and Manchester United play the other semi-final of the FA Cup.

Next Wednesday, the citizens will face Arsenal, at the Etihad Stadium, in a decisive match in the fight for the title of the English Championship.

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Featured photo: Mahrez scores Manchester City’s first goal against Sheffield United from the penalty spot. Playback/ Emirates FA Cup


With historic performance by Mahrez, Manchester City win and advance to the FA Cup final

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