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, 65 minutes
Is there a clause in the laws of football that when the game is as dull as this we can move straight to penalties on 70 minutes?
Because this is downright awful.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 66 minutes
Something happens, and it's a great chance!
Eden Hazard ghosts past Vincent Kompany with ridiculous ease and N'Golo Kante finally labours up in support, arriving to meet Hazard's cut back about eight yards from goal but spooning over the bar.
An opportunity missed.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 68 minutes
Manchester City just sparked back to life a little by that Kante chance.
Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker have shots blocked.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 70 minutes
Over the bar!
Willian is well found by a pass across the box and Ross Barkley arrives behind him in prime curling position.
Seeking the top corner across Ederson, Barkley's effort starts high and never quite comes down, sailing a couple of yards over the angle of the goal.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 72 minutes
Chelsea have started to pour men forward with more regularity and run into issues as Manchester City launch a quick counter.
Antonio Rudiger does his best to stop it singlehandedly, first felling Kevin De Bruyne and then scything into David Silva right on the edge of the box, conceding free kick in a very dangerous position and going into the book.
Chance.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 73 minutes
Almost inevitably, the effort is poor.
Kevin De Bruyne confidently strides up to the ball but sends it high into the stands.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 75 minutes
Fantastic football from Chelsea, Ross Barkley and Emerson combining superbly on the left, Eden Hazard overpowering David Silva to move to the edge of the box and release Pedro, who could shoot but opts to look for Hazard instead, the ball cut out before Hazard can surely sweep home.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 77 minutes
Two first-class examples of holding midfield play from N'Golo Kante, first alive to the threat of Raheem Sterling and strong in the jump to cut out the lofted pass, then swift to recover and slide in brilliantly to protect his centre backs as Bernardo Silva looked to skip past them.
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City, 79 minutes
Changes for both sides.
Ilkay Gündoğan for David Silva for Manchester City.
Hold on - Maurizio Sarri has gone off script. Callum Hudson-Odoi will be his first change, much to the delight of the Chelsea fans.
A Spanish cull - Pedro goes off.
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