A first FA Cup semi-final hat-trick since 1958 from Mahrez stole the show as City seal their place in English football’s showpiece occasion, where they will face rivals Manchester United or Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Inter Milan have reached a Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2010, when they claimed the title
The Norwegian marksman scored twice alongside efforts from Jack Grealish and Julian Alvarez in a classy performance from Pep Guardiola’s side, while Sekou Mara struck a consolation for a Saints outfit who had nothing to show for their fleeting threats in the first half.
“A familiar face returns to training,” Manchester City tweeted. “Erling Haaland is back.”
Last season’s top two club sides are both chasing different targets heading into the latter stages of this campaign.
Nagelsmann recently guided Bayern into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain, setting up a showdown with Manchester City.
The Norwegian Football Federation made the announcement on Tuesday.
Real Madrid or Chelsea will play the home leg first of a semi-final against Man. City or Bayern
The winner between Bayern and Man City will face either the reigning champions Real Madrid or the previous season’s winners Chelsea in the semifinals of the tournament.
The Nigeria international is spearheading the Partenopei’s charge to the Scudetto with a stellar 19 goals and five assists in 22 games throughout the 2022-23 season so far.
Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva struck either side of the half-time whistle for the champions, who withstood a 10-minute period of pressure from Eddie Howe’s men but were otherwise untroubled en route to a straightforward success.
Arsenal left it very late to beat Aston Villa 4-2 earlier on Saturday and climbed back to the top of the standings.
In the most eagerly anticipated Premier League clash this season, City seized the momentum in the title race
Looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out, City kicked off the contest on the front foot.
On Monday, the Premier League announced that the Citizens have been charged with breaching over 100 financial rules after a four-year investigation.
And reports suggest that there are multiple charges, which could include possible points deduction for the club
In a clash between the two best performing sides in the Premier League this season, Ake calmly finished just after the hour mark.
Spurs looked to be doing bitter north London rivals Arsenal a huge favour when they scored twice in the closing moments of the first half to leave Pep Guardiola’s side staring at a third successive loss.
England forward Rashford completed the turnaround eight minutes from time to score for the seventh successive match in all competitions
Since they won a Carabao Cup and Europa League double in 2017, they have not laid hands on any other silverware