In addition to the confrontation between Chelsea and Aston Villa earlier in the evening, the round of 16 of the FA Cup had in store a thrilling clash between two Premier League big names, namely Tottenham and Manchester City. Winners at the wire once morest Burnley in the previous round, Spurs intended to repeat such a feat by taking out the title holder. However, the Skyblues dominated the first act in terms of possession and the intensity imposed. For a time, Bobb even thought of opening the scoring, but his goal was refused for an offside position following intervention by the VAR (5th) while the Lilywhites did not worry Ortega once before the break.
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Then, Pep Guardiola’s men started the second half with better intentions than their opponents, Alvarez missing a real opportunity to put his team on the right track (48th). Opposite, Ange Postecoglou’s protégés had to wait until the 53rd minute to shine, Johnson seeing Ortega narrowly intervene at his feet (53rd). Finally, we had to wait until the last moments of the game to see Aké, lying in wait on a ball poorly repelled by Vicario, offer victory to Manchester City (0-1, 88th). The Mancunian club qualifies for the round of 16 of the competition.
Pub. 01/26/2024 11:01 p.m. Updated 01/27/2024 09:34
