[Sports] Watch.. Mahrez's hat-trick takes City to the FA Cup final

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Riyad Mahrez scored 3 goals, thus Manchester City defeated Sheffield United, which belongs to the second division, 3-0, and reached the final of the FA Cup today, Saturday.

And after City's exit from the semi-finals in the last 3 seasons, coach Pep Guardiola's team, who is looking forward to winning three titles this season, succeeded in crossing this obstacle well.

Sheffield, aspiring to get promoted to the Premier League, started the match strongly, but Mahrez opened the scoring for City with a penalty kick in the 43rd minute.

 

 

 

Mahrez made it 2-0 after he penetrated the ball a long distance and hit a ground ball into the net in the 61st minute, before completing the hat-trick 5 minutes later, taking advantage of a low pass from Jack Grealish.

This is the first time a player has scored 3 goals in an FA Cup semi-final since Alex Dawson with Manchester United against Fulham in 1958.

City did not concede any goal in the way to reach the final for the 12th time, as it may face Manchester United in the first final of this competition between the two poles of the city. United play Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

After securing victory, Guardiola replaced Grealish and top scorer Erling Haaland with the start of thinking about an upcoming confrontation against Arsenal at the top of the Premier League next Wednesday.

City also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, where it will face Real Madrid, the defending champion.

The result was disappointing for Sheffield United, who last won the FA Cup nearly 100 years ago, and will now focus on trying to return to the top flight after relegation in 2021.

 

 

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