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Manchester City has qualified for the final of the League Cup, England’s second cup tournament. In the semi-finals, the team defeated defending champion Newcastle United 3-1.
Dutch international Tijjani Reijnders played a leading role in the victory in his own stadium with a goal. Three weeks ago, the first leg also ended in a victory for City (0-2).
Arsenal awaits in the final, which defeated Chelsea yesterday. The match between the best two teams in England is on March 22 at Wembley.
Happiness
City, which started with Nathan Aké and Reijnders, was soon on a roll. Omar Marmoush opened the score with some luck: defender Dan Burn blocked the ball with an ultimate tackle, but the ball caromed over goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale via the Egyptian.
Even at 2-0, Marmoush had no complaints about luck. Kieran Trippier accidentally let a cross jump off the foot, after which Marmoush nodded in his second of the evening.
Reijnders played a leading role in that second goal with a long rush and a handy through pass and moments later scored the 3-0 himself.
Although the scoreline suggests otherwise, Newcastle also had plenty of opportunities to turn the game around. However, Cup keeper James Trafford excelled in City’s goal. For example, he kept Sven Botman’s header out of the goal with a feline save.
After the break, the visitors received a reward for their work through Anthony Elanga, but it was no longer exciting.
De Vrij with Inter to semi-finals
Stefan de Vrij qualified with Internazionale for the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, the Italian cup tournament. With De Vrij in the starting line-up, Inter won 2-1 at home against Torino. Denzel Dumfries is still recovering from an ankle injury.
In the semi-final, Inter will play against the winner of the match between Napoli and Como.
