In the early hours of the 21st morning, Manchester City took a narrow 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in the last four of English soccer, one step short of the winning goal. Going back three days, a penalty defeat in the Europa League. Bernardo Silva went from being a sinner who seemed to be on his way out to becoming a hero in this duel. His brilliant goal in the final stages of the game helped City to advance. With the Portuguese national team's tournament over, the game was a "revenge" match, and a fitting end to his struggles.
In the previous week's match, Manchester City and Real Madrid played an intense 120-minute match. The players were physically exhausted and despite controlling the tempo of the game, they created very few scoring chances. On the contrary, the counter-attacks of the opposing team were quite sharp. Nicholas Jackson had a close call on the opponent's fatal shot. Towards the end of the match, the two teams remained deadlocked. 84 minutes in, a pinpoint cross from the left by Chivan Dibny was narrowly missed by the Chelsea keeper, before Bernardo Silva grabbed the perfect position to score with ease and send City into the final.
In the absence of penalties, Bernardo Silva missed a penalty shootout in the UEFA Cup, a loss that left him doubly angry: "Too happy! We were disappointed for several days in a row, especially on my part. However, the good thing about playing football is that every three days there's a new battle and I fight one after the other. "The chance for 'revenge' has finally come. Although each of us played well, we tried hard to try. We are happy to be in the final and have a chance to win the trophy!"
For the seventh time since Gaudio took charge of City, the team has stood at the final venue of a local cup competition, winning the first six times, including two English FA Cups and four English League Cups. In this final, City will face either Manchester United or Liverpool.
