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FA Cup 2023-24 Semifinal: Late Bernardo Silva goal earns Manchester City 1-0 win over Chelsea

Manchester City will meet Manchester United or second-tier Coventry City, who play on Sunday, in the showpiece game on May 25.

Published : Apr 21, 2024 00:49 IST , London - 2 MINS READ

Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring its winner against Chelsea in the FA Cup 2023-24 semifinal.
Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring its winner against Chelsea in the FA Cup 2023-24 semifinal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
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Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring its winner against Chelsea in the FA Cup 2023-24 semifinal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Holder Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final after an absorbing end-to-end Wembley semifinal.

Silva sidefooted the ball home in the 84th minute after Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic parried a shot from former Blues midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.

City will meet Manchester United or second-tier Coventry City, who play on Sunday, in the showpiece game on May 25.

The result offered some consolation for Pep Guardiola’s side, who was eliminated on penalties in the Champions League quarter-finals by Real Madrid in midweek.

Silva, who missed a penalty in the shootout against Real, said he was, “Very happy after a very frustrating week for all of us, for me personally. The good thing is in football, if you play at Man City you play every three days, so after two to three days, you have a chance for a bit of revenge and to put things right.”

City is still on for a double, standing two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

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Chelsea, whose last visit to Wembley ended in League Cup final defeat by a late Liverpool goal in extra time two months ago, squandered some of the best chances.

Senegalese Nicolas Jackson was particularly profligate. He took the first shot on target in the eighth minute but it was easily collected by Stefan Ortega in the City goal.

Early in the second half, Jackson had two chances to put the ball away but Ortega intercepted both.

There were also opportunities for 21-year-old former City forward Cole Palmer, who scored four goals against Everton in the league last Monday, and for Noni Madueke.

A last-gasp free kick from substitute Mykhailo Mudryk sailed over the bar, summing up a miserable afternoon for Chelsea and its manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Chelsea has now been eliminated from six of its last eight FA Cup ties against Manchester City, including in the third round last season.

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