Chelsea vs Man City: Pep Guardiola's men retain Carabao Cup title after beating Blues on penalties
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City retained the English League Cup by beating Chelsea 4-3 on penalties after a bizarre climax to the Wembley showpiece on Sunday which saw Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refuse to be substituted.
Nothing could separate the sides as the match finished 0-0 after extra time but it was City who claimed the season's first major silverware as they won the shootout.
Raheem Sterling fired the decisive spot kick past Spaniard Arrizabalaga to complete the first part of what could be a quadruple for Pep Guardiola's side.
Arrizabalaga minutes earlier been involved in surely one of the strangest incidents in a Wembley final when he defied Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri's orders to come off in the closing minutes of extra time after appearing to be injured.
Sarri, who had told substitute keeper Willy Caballero to take over from Arrizabalaga, was left fuming in the technical area at the open show of mutiny by one of his players.
"It was a big misunderstanding because I understood the keeper had cramp and was unable to go to the penalties. But it was not cramp and he could go to the penalties," Sarri said.
To compound matters Arrizabalaga then dived over Sergio Aguero's weak penalty during the shootout.
He did save from Leroy Sane but when Chelsea's David Luiz struck the post with his spot kick, it was left to Sterling to smash his penalty high into the roof of the net and send the City fans into delirium after a tense afternoon.
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Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 10 minutes
David Luis launches a typically excellent long ball, N'Golo Kante somehow squeezing between America Laporte and Oleksandr Zinchenko to latch on to it.
Zinchenko seems to bring the Frenchman down, but though his teammates are up in arms Knate is strangely subdued, and Jon Moss is content Zinchenko has not transgressed as Ederson strides out to collect.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 12 minutes
Every Manchester City player is inside the Chelsea half as David Silva miscontrols Aymeric Laporte's firm ball between the lines on the edge of the box.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 13 minutes
A strong challenge from Antonio Rudiger prevents Sergio Aguero releasing Bernardo Silva with men over on the right, and Willian draws a foul to release the pressure.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 15 minutes
In arenas of Wembley's size and shape, ambient noise has a tendency to escape and the rather flat opening to the game means little atmosphere is being generated in the early moments.
Chelsea just look a touch nervy at the back, particularly when they look to Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has misplaced two or three passes already.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 19 minutes
Twice Manchester City crosses into the box are met well by David Luiz ahead of Sergio Aguero, but there is a sense that Pep Guardiola's side are starting to ramp up the pressure, with Chelsea wholly unable to get out consistently with limited options high up the field.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 20 minutes
Chelsea are packing the midfield tightly, with Willian and Pedro continuing to diligently tuck in, before pushing out and jockeying, content to let Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kyle Walker have the ball in wide areas.
A surge through from Kevin De Bruyne aopens space for Bernardo Silva to cross, and Manchester City will have a corner.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 21 minutes
It is played short, and De Bruyne's left-footed cross is too low to trouble, comfortably headed away.
But there is solely Eden Hazard chasing it out, and Manchester City regain possession to launch again.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 22 minutes
Bernardo Silva moves inside and diagonally lofts over Cesar Azplicueta.
Sergio Aguero takes the ball brilliantly on his chest, moving away from the defender with his controlling motion but rifling his volley from about hip high over the crossbar.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 23 minutes
Nearly a quarter of the game has been played in Chelsea's final third, but it remains goalless as we cross the halfway mark in this first 45 minutes.
Oleksandr Zinchenko deftly touches inside but David Silva has not read his teammate's thoughts, and thus Antonio Rudiger can step in.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 25 minutes
Willian rakes a pass right across the pitch to Pedro as Chelsea look to counter, but by the time his pass has reached the opposite wing the Manchester City midfield has recovered.
Pedro is tripped as he relates the subsequent pass, however, and Chelsea will have a free kick 35 yards from goal on the right.
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