Manchester City has a 'shot' to emulate Barça, Bayern and Inter

The first semifinal of the FA Cup resolved without surprises in favour of a Manchester City that follows showing a very high level in the final stretch of the season. The ones of Pep Guardiola golearon the Saturday to the Sheffield United thanks to a 'hat trick' of the Algerian Riyad Mahrez (3-0) and advanced to the final of the tournament of clubs more ancient of the world, instance in which they expect by Brighton or Manchester United.

This Sunday will know to the another finalist of the tournament that could leave to 'shot' to the group 'sky blue' of the first triplete of his history. And it is that the 'cityzens' are still in 'career' by the Premier League and the Champions League, depending on yes same in each one of them to remain with the glory. In the Premier, the Arsenal is leader with five points of advantage, but two parties more and the Wednesday both will bump in the Etihad Stadium. In Europe expects them the Real Madrid in 'semis'.

Mahrez Was the hero of the day in Wembley

As it was foreseen, Pep made rotations to confront to the group directed by Paul Heckingbottom. Rodri And Kevin Of Bruyne remained in the bench, but the City controlled the party from beginning to end, although recently it could open the marker before the rest. In the minute 41, a demolish of Jebbison to Bernardo Silva finish in penalti and Mahrez converted after deceiving to the goalkeeper Foderingham.

Riyad Mahrez split the defence through the middle for his second goal ✂️#EmiratesFACuppic.twitter.com/u4jiralgyc

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 23, 2023

The goal gave greater tranquility to the 'cityzens' and the Algerian commissioned to clear the party culminating a big played individual in which it took advantage of the spaces conceded by the defence of the Sheffield for encarar to the goalkeeper and define of left-handed. In the 66', Grealish enabled to Riyad so that the Algerian closed the goleada with another zurdazo that sealed his 'hat trick'.

The City wants to equalise to Barça, Inter and United

Now, the ones of Pep follow launched to by the triplete (league, glass, Champions), something that only have achieved three European clubs in the history. The first was the Manchester of Sir Alex Ferguson in the 1998/99. A decade later (2008/09), the Barça of Guardiola would emulate the feat of the 'network devils'. The following season was the turn of the Inter of Milan José Mourinho (2009/10) and, five years later, the Barça would repeat the triplete with Luis Enrique in the bench (2014/15). The culés are the only with two tripletes and his sextete (2009). Now, Pep wants to be the first trainer in winning the 'clover' in two occasions.