Manchester City's ambitions for treble glory! As the second leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals dawned on Thursday (18th), Manchester City stormed past Real Madrid 4-0 at home, advancing to the final with a 5-1 aggregate score over the two legs, and will play Inter Milan for the title, heading towards the first UEFA Europa League title in the club's history. City only need to win three more matches to achieve the treble, with victory against Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday (21) helping to seal the league title, the EFL final against Manchester United on June 3, and the showdown against Inter Milan in the early hours of June 11, three hurdles that they vow to overcome!
The first round match was a 1-1 draw, and Manchester City returned home to suppress Real Madrid. In the first half, City took 13 shots on goal, and Real Madrid only relied on goalkeeper Tybalt Gauthier's repeated saves to minimize the number of goals conceded. In the 23rd minute, Benedict Schwarz received a pass from Qiyun Dibny and shot at the near goal successfully; in the 37th minute, Gendo Jane's shot was pounced on, Benedict Schwarz quickly grabbed the point, and scored a header on an empty net, and at the end of the half, Manchester City took a 2-0 lead.
The match resumed with City shrinking their defense and switching to counter-attacking tactics. Although Real Madrid was in control of the ball, the actual threat was limited, with only Alaba's penalty testing the ability of Aidachen Moras to save. City added a second goal in the 76th minute, when Venlur Ejenji headed in a penalty from Chivan Dibny, and in stoppage time, Zulian Ivaris grabbed the ball and fired a low shot into the goal to make it 4-0, and City reached the UEFA Europa League final for the second time since the 20/21 season.
Manchester City's leader, Gordiona, was thrilled after the game, saying: Considering the strength of our opponents and the fact that we are in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League, this game is the greatest victory in my coaching career! City's last quarter-final was dramatically eliminated by Real Madrid, Godiona said: last year's experience was painful, but a year later we are once again in the final, there is always a second chance in life, so don't give up, to keep trying.
City are now in the finals of the UEFA Europa League and EFL Cup, and just one win away from defending their title in the Premier League. With only three wins left to go for the treble, Gordiona has made it clear that he will be playing it safe: we're taking another step forward (towards the treble), and the players will all be thinking that, but first and foremost, we have to beat Chelsea on Sunday to buy more preparation time for the next two finals.
