The FA Cup Round of 16 match will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 2 on Wednesday 9 November from 22:00.
The derby of this stage of the English League Cup will take place between the teams “Manchester City” and “Chelsea”, which occupy the 2nd and 7th places, respectively, in the Premier League.
The last trophy in this competition was won by Manchester City two years ago (1-0 in the final at Wembley against Tottenham), and last season they were already eliminated from the 1/8 finals by West Ham United on penalties.
The City have lost just two games this season, both against Liverpool in the FA Super Cup (Community Shield), 1-3 at Wembley and 0-1 at Anfield in the Premier League. “, but Pep Guardiola’s side are on a 15-match winning streak at home in all competitions.
Manchester City are second in the league with 32 points from 13 matches, two behind leaders Arsenal, and in the UEFA Champions League, they have made it through to the last 16 of the competition, where they will face RB Leipzig. .
Chelsea are coming off the back of another derby loss at home to Arsenal 1-0 in the Premier League, while in the League Cup they contested the final of the previous edition, losing on penalties to Liverpool.
The Londoners (7th, 21 points after 13 games) are on a four-game winless run in the league (two draws and two defeats) and have five wins, one draw and four defeats in their 10 away games this season in all competitions .
The team, coached by Graham Potter, went “against the clock” only in the UEFA Champions League, where they won their last four matches and reached the 1/8 finals of the competition, where they will meet Borussia Dortmund.
Otherwise, the press in Italy writes that AC Milan star Rafael Leao will be the subject of a dispute between Manchester City and Chelsea, the teams that are keeping a close eye on the Portuguese forward and are ready to pay around 110 million euros for him. transfer.
Manchester City won both of their legs against Chelsea last season in the Premier League (1-0 home and away), but the wins came after the Londoners beat the townspeople 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League final .
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