Pep Guardiola can smile! This week, Manchester City said goodbye to their European dreams with an elimination in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Real Madrid. We therefore had to make up for it this evening in the League Cup final against Arsenal in a duel at the top of English football.
A double for O’Reilly
The Gunners wanted to prove that he was not first in the Premier League for nothing. But on the pitch, it was Rayan Cherki and his team who did the job. After 45 minutes of play, the two teams were still tied at 0-0, but everything changed in the space of four minutes on the hour mark.
On an error of judgment from Kepa, O’Reilly overtook Hincapie to push the ball into the back of the net with a header (60th, 1-0). In the process, the defender added his double to put an end to the suspense (64th, 2-0). Manchester City wins 2-0 and wins the League Cup against Arsenal.
To summarize
Manchester City, eliminated in the Champions League, consoled itself by winning the League Cup against Arsenal (2-0). O’Reilly, author of a double (60th, 64th), took advantage of an error from Kepa to seal the victory. Guardiola and his players are relaunching their season domestically.
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