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 | Arsenal 1:4 Manchester City, watch the match here23-12-2020 |
The winner of the trophy in the League Cup tournament in England, Manchester City, qualified for the semifinals of the competition after defeating Arsenal 4:1 at the Emirates. The goals for the `citizens` were scored by Gabriel Jesus (3), Riyad Marez (55), Phil Foden (59) and Aymeric Laport (73). Alexandre Lacazette (31) was right for Arsenal. So City joined Brentford, who also qualified for the semi-finals earlier in the day and are waiting for their opponent in the battle for a place in the fourth consecutive final of the draw on Wednesday. For the hosts, the match was missed by the star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is injured and did not play in the loss to Everton in the Premier League in the last match of the `gunners`. Gunners manager Mikel Arteta has made eight changes to the squad against Everton, with only Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mohamed Elneni and Danny Sebayos retaining their starting positions.
The manager of the guests, Joseph Guardiola, had made seven changes in the starting lineup compared to the victory over Southampton at the weekend.
Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Marez and Fernandinho started from the first minute, while Rahim Stirling and Kyle Walker remained on the bench. Kevin De Bruyne was not even in the group for the match.
The match of `Emirates` started in a whirlwind for the guests, who opened in the third minute. Then Alexander Zinchenko broke from the left and managed to center in the penalty area, where Gabriel Jesus took advantage of the misunderstanding in the defense of the hosts and close with a header made 1:0. when taking the ball. Gradually the game calmed down and the City players started playing for a long time, patiently waiting for their chance. This led to the 21st minute when Arsenal`s defense was overcome, but Riyad Marez`s shot was taken into theAfter the corner kick, Aymeric Laport managed to direct the ball towards the door, but it did not reach a bit of accuracy. In the 28th minute there was a curious situation in the penalty area of Arsenal. Fernandinho hit Danny Sebayos in the face after a cross, but the referee Stuart Atwell decided that the Brazilian had not committed an offense and the game continued. Thus came the 31st minute when Alexandre Lacazette restored the tie after a header from the penalty area after a cross with the left foot of Gabriel Martinelli. Before that, City guard Zack Stephen cleared the shot, but Arsenal managed to organize a new attack, which led to the goal. Strong minutes for Arsenal followed, and a mistake by Zack Stephen in the 35th minute almost led to a second goal for Arsenal. Two minutes before the end, Gabriel Martinelli suffered an injury after being fouled by City guard Zack Stephen for invading the penalty area. The Arsenal medical team had to come in and help the player, who returned to the field after a long recovery. However, Martinelli signaled that he could continue. The result was maintained until the break and the denouement remained for the second 45 minutes. The beginning of the new part was marked by the departure of Martinelli, who was replaced by