Holders Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday (Apr 20) to reach the FA Cup final after an intense, end-to-end Wembley semifinal. Silva side-footed the ball home in the 84th minute after Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic parried a shot from former Blues midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. Man City will meet Manchester United or second-tier Coventry City, who play on Sunday, in the final on May 25. The result offered some consolation for Guardiola's weary team, who were eliminated on penalties in the Champions League quarterfinals by Real Madrid in midweek. Chelsea have now been eliminated from six of their last eight FA Cup ties against Manchester City, including in the third round last season.
Manchester City bounced back from the disappointment of the Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid as Bernardo Silva's late goal sunk Chelsea at Wembley to seal a place in the FA Cup final.
It was redemption for Silva after his poor spot-kick played a key role in City's loss on penalties to Real. The Portuguese midfielder turned in the winner at the far post from Kevin de Bruyne's cross six minutes from time.
Chelsea will regret missing a host of chances, nearly all falling to striker Nicolas Jackson, as they suffered another agonising Wembley experience after the extra-time defeat on penalties against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final.
And Chelsea also feel they were victims of an injustice as they were infuriated that they were not awarded a second-half penalty when Cole Palmer's free-kick struck Jack Grealish's hand in the wall, only for the video assistant referee to rule no offence had taken place.
Man City remain on course for another double of Premier League and FA Cup and will now face either arch-rivals Manchester United or Championship side Coventry City in the final.
