News for quarter finals of the FA CUP, WCL and more reaction: countdown of the weekend-long-long football | FA CUP
Key events
It is really/could be a year of first in the FA CUP in 2025. Only half of them (Preston, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City) have never won the cup before and of the other four and of the other four, Bournemouth never made the final before, Brighton and Fulham reached each one (both lost) and Palace lost twice the finalists.
So, those FA CUP Quarter -finals to ban this weekend …
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Fulham V Crystal Palace, Saturday 12.15pm
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Brighton V Nottingham Forest, Saturday 17.30
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Preston against Aston Villa, Sunday 13.30
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Bournemouth V Manchester City, Sunday 16.30
The last time we had a final of the Cup of England without one of the “Big Six” was back in 2008, which was also the last time that none of them appeared in the semifinal.
All times of the United Kingdom (Saturday’s GMT, Sunday BST – watches go on this weekend).
Sonia Bompastor He did not find too difficult to enter Emma Hayes’ considerable shoes at Chelsea. His team is still unbeaten in the WSL, eight free points and can now prepare for a Champions League semifinal against Barcelona after seeing Manchester City at Stamford Bridge last night, winning 3-0 to overturn a 2-0 deficit per legs.
“Tonight was a perfect night for us,” said Bompastor. “In order to play again at Stamford Bridge with our fans and change things, I am really proud of my players. It was a difficult challenge but we really believed it was possible.
“The mental aspects in terms of performance are sometimes 70-80% of performance and the result. So, having conviction and mental strength that entered the game was important.”
On the contrary, it was an overwhelming night for Nick Cushing, the interim director of the city, who deeply heard the absence of some key wound stars. “The depth is definitely the difference between the two teams currently,” he sighed.
Preamble
We are back in this way. Well, a little. That there is no complete program of the Premier League on which you enjoy after the tedium of the international break is a kind of disappointment, but with four really intriguing four FA CUP Final quarters of the horizon, in addition to all the usual chills and escaped from down for the promotion championships, relegation and playoffs on the weekend line to come offers a lot of sustenance.
In the last few days they have offered a rather poor supply of titles. But Chelsea finished their unofficial series with four games with the women’s rival Perenne Manchester City with a 3-0 victory (3-2 in aggregate; 3-1 in the series) and Barcelona made a Wolfsburg tour in the women’s Champions League. The last four of the WCL It includes two English clubs, as well as Barça and Lyon.
Today we do not return completely to the treadmill of the press conferences of the Premier League managers, but we will hear from the quarterfinals of the cup and there will be a little look from the best flight games that hide around the corner of the mid -week. As always, your correspondence is very welcome, so send me an and -mail. Have a coffee and a croissant and go on board.
