Manchester City qualified for the League Cup final, by beating its guest Chelsea (2-0) on Wednesday evening, in the third round of the tournament.
City's two goals were scored by Riyad Mahrez in the 53rd minute, and Julian Alvarez in the 58th minute.
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola relied on the 4-3-3 method of play, as Emeric Laporte stood alongside Robin Diaz deep in the back line, with the support of full-backs Rico Luis and Sergio Gomez, and Rodri played the role of the center player, and Ilkay Gundogan and Cole Palmer moved in front of him, Behind the attacking trio Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Jack Grealish.
On the other hand, Chelsea coach Graham Potter resorted to the 3-4-3 method of play, as the back line was from Trevoh Chalubah, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Kokoria, and Robin Loftus Chubb and Louis Hull were present on both sides of the field, while Mateo Kovacic with Dennis Zakaria was stationed in the middle of the field. The stadium, and striker Armando Broja, played around the wings, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic.
The first dangerous opportunity in the match came in the tenth minute, when Gundogan took a free kick, which was pushed away by Chelsea's defense, to reach the ball to Diaz, who rebounded his attempt from the defense, and the ball settled at Grealish, who fired a shot that passed next to the left post.
Chelsea responded in the 13th minute, through a counter-attack, after which Ziyash passed a typical ball into the penalty area towards Pulisic, but goalkeeper Ortega brilliantly blocked the American international's attempt.
The referee awarded a free kick to City, which Gundogan executed to bounce off the human wall and land over the goal in the 19th minute.
Pulisic penetrated City's defense, and continued his career until he reached the outskirts of the penalty area, firing a shot, Ortega's brilliance in keeping it away in the 23rd minute.
Chelsea lost the ball in their half, so Mahrez cooperated with Gundogan, before passing to Alvarez, who fired from the first touch a ball that rebounded from the defense and passed by the goal in the 29th minute.
A pass from Gundogan reached Grealish, who made a distinguished technical effort, before hitting an arc ball, goalkeeper Edward Mendy excelled in stopping it in the 41st minute.
One minute before the end of the original time of the first half, goalkeeper Ortega shined again, and the threat of young Hall's shot was eliminated after a pass from Pulisic.
Calvin Phillips and Bernardo Silva entered the City squad after 5 minutes of the second half, and Grealish penetrated from the left side, before hitting a ball that Mendy missed in the 51st minute, and a minute later, Mendy returned to block an attempt from Grealish after a corner from Mahrez.
The referee awarded a free kick to City, which Mahrez executed over the human wall, to land in the net, announcing the progress of the home owner in the 53rd minute.
City's second goal came in the 58th minute, when Mahrez got the ball on the right side, penetrated and shot, then Mendy pushed away his attempt, reaching the ball to Alvarez, who followed it into the net.
City almost scored the third goal in the 60th minute, but Mendy saved Palmer's shot, and Ortega returned to his brilliance series, when he saved his goal from a new attempt by Hull in the 63rd minute.
Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher entered the City squad, replacing Ziyech, Broja and Zakaria, and then Kai Havertz, who shared Hull's place.
Substitute Cesar Azpilicueta raised a cross from the right towards the City penalty area, Pulisic failed to follow it from a short distance in front of the goal in the 85th minute, and Mont's low shot passed near the post in the 88th minute, and the referee's banner canceled a goal in favor of Chelsea because his owner Mont infiltrated in the last minute .
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