The English League Cup is the fourth most important trophy for the top clubs in England and the third for those that do not compete in European competitions. That is why the favorites often test their reserves or young and talented players, but this does not mean that there is a lack of emotions in these competitions, as we witnessed in the 1/8 matches. final. The hit of this series of games was undoubtedly played on Wednesday evening at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Tottenham faced Manchester City.
Sensations in the EFL Cup. Double drama for Manchester City, Chelsea also overboard
At their new stadium, opened in 2019, Tottenham won five out of seven matches against Pep Guardiola's team, but the last two, played this year, were lost.The Citizens” This meant that the Roosters' coach, Ange Postecouglou, was still waiting for his first win over City, and on Wednesday he got it.
It was a bittersweet start for Tottenham. Sweet, because in the 5th minute, Timo Werner beat Manchester City goalkeeper Dejan Kulusevski on the right side. Bitter because a few minutes later, the Roosters' defender, Micky van de Ven, left the field in tears, having most likely suffered a serious muscle injury.
In the 25th minute it was already 2-0 for Tottenham when Pape Matar Sarr scored a great long-range shot, but in the last quarter of the first half City put pressure, which culminated in a contact goal by Matheus Nunes in added time.
The Portuguese's goal was assisted by one of City's main players – Brazilian Savinho, who in the second half, in the 60th minute, suffered an ankle injury and was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.
After the break, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison missed great chances to score a third goal for the hosts, while on the other side of the pitch, Nico O'Reilly came closest to equalizing the score in the 89th minute, whose shot after a corner kick was effectively saved by Yves Bissouma with his foot on the goal line.
Tottenham eventually defeated Manchester City 2-1, eliminating the English champions from the League Cup. He won't be in the quarterfinals either Chelseawhich colorlessly lost away to Newcastle United 0-2. So Eddie Howe's players got their revengeThe Blues” for Sunday's 1-2 league defeat at Stamford Bridge.
The Magpies scored both goals in the first 30 minutes of the game – Alexander Isak scored the opponent's goal in the 23rd minute, and three minutes later Chelsea defender Axel Disasi scored his own goal.
In addition to Tottenham and Newcastle, defending champion Liverpool advanced to the EFL Cup quarter-finals, as well as Arsenal, Manchester United, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Brentford.