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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Hytner at Wembley

Manchester City reach FA Cup final after Bernardo Silva’s late strike sinks Chelsea

Bernardo Silva of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
Bernardo Silva celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Chelsea. Photograph: Cameron Smith/The FA/Getty Images

The idea for Manchester City had been to channel the anguish from the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid into something more positive and it surely applied most strongly to one of their number.

Bernardo Silva was a snapshot of negative emotions after his terrible penalty in the shootout with Madrid on Wednesday, the chip that went so horribly wrong turning the tide against his team. This is what redemption looks like.

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