BURTON, KOMPAS.com - Laga semifinal kedua Piala Liga Inggris alias Carabao Cup, Burton Albion vs Manchester City di Stadion Pirelli, Rabu (21/1/2019) atau Kamis dini hari WIB, dimenangi tim tamu dengan skor 1-0.
Manchester City yang bermodal kemenangan 9-0 pada laga pertama di kandang sendiri, menang berkat gol Sergio Aguero, memanfaatkan umpan Riyad Mahrez pada menit ke-26. Skor itu bertahan hingga laga berakhir.
Anak-anak asuhan Pep Guardiola itu pun memiliki kans untuk meraih gelar beruntun di Piala Liga Inggris. Musim lalu, mereka juga menjadi yang terbaik.
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Pada laga ini, Manchester City tidak menurunkan skuad utamanya, sehingga mereka mencatatkan rekor baru yaitu menurunkan pemain dengan rata-rata umur sekitar 23 tahun 323 haru.
Skuad tersebut menjadi skuad termuda Man City dalam setiap kompetisi yang diikuti mereka sejak 29 Oktober 2008 lalu, saat menghadapi Middlesbrough di ajang Liga Inggris.
23y 323d - The average age of @ManCity's starting XI tonight is 23 years and 323 days, their youngest in any competition since 29th October 2008 against Middlesbrough in the Premier League (23y 318d). Opportunity. #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/4nEHUWdRBP
Bola.net - Juara bertahan Manchester City akan bertandang ke markas tim divisi tiga Burton Albion pada leg kedua babak semifinal Carabao Cup 2018/19, Kamis (24/1). Hanya keajaiban yang bisa menggagalkan langkah City menuju final. Pada leg pertama di Etihad Stadium, City menghabisi Burton sembilan gol tanpa balas. Kevin De Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker dan Riyad Mahrez masing-masing menyumbang satu gol, sedangkan Gabriel Jesus memborong empat. Jake Buxton dan kawan-kawan kalah kelas. Itu terlihat jelas di atas lapangan. "Saya rasa kami tak bisa melakukan hal lain yang lebih baik dengan kualitas yang kami miliki," kata sang manajer Nigel Clough seusai pertandingan leg pertama. Menang 9-0, City jelas sangat yakin kalau mereka akan melenggang ke final. Namun manajer Josep Guardiola menegaskan bahwa timnya akan tetap bermain serius pada leg kedua di kandang lawan. "Kami sudah berada di final," kata Guardiola waktu itu. "Namun kami masih harus memainkan laga leg kedua dan kami akan tetap bermain serius. Selamat kepada Burton yang sudah melaju dengan baik. Mereka mengalahkan tim-tim Premier League dan pantas berada di semifinal." Untuk leg kedua ini, Guardiola bakal memainkan De Bruyne dari menit awal. Jesus, yang menjadi bintang di leg pertama, bakal kembali dipercaya menjadi ujung tombak serangan. Zinchenko, Foden dan Mahrez, yang masing-masing mencetak satu gol di leg pertama, bisa kembali mengisi starting line-up timnya. Sementara Benjamin Mendy, yang sudah pulih dari cedera dan masuk skuat, mungkin masih harus mengawali laga dari bangku cadangan. PERKIRAAN SUSUNAN PEMAIN Burton (4-5-1): Bywater; Hutchinson, Turner, Buxton, Brayford; Akina, Hesketh, Wallace, Fraser, Harness; Boyce. Manajer: Nigel Clough. City (4-3-3): Muric; Zinchenko, Sandler, Garcia, Danilo; Foden, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sane, Jesus, Mahrez. Manajer: Josep Guardiola. PREDIKSI SKOR Burton pasti sadar bahwa membalikkan defisit 0-9 melawan tim sekelas City, dengan kualitas yang mereka miliki, adalah sesuatu yang bisa dibilang hampir mustahil. Meski demikian, Burton pasti siap memberikan perlawanan terakhir. Ini demi harga diri. Terlebih lagi, mereka main di hadapan para pendukungnya senidiri. Namun, meski sudah 99,9% lolos ke final, City sepertinya akan tetap tancap gas dan main menyerang. Mereka bakal kembali difavoritkan menang, tapi mungkin dengan skor yang tak setelak leg pertama. Prediksi skor akhir: Burton Albion 1-3 Manchester City. Simak catatan head-to-head kedua tim di bawah ini .
TEMPO.CO , Jakarta - Hasil bola Kamis dinihari WIB, 24 Januari 2019, menampilkan kemenangan Manchester City di semiifnal Piala Liga dan kekalahan Barcelona di pentas Copa del Rey. Manchesters City mampu meraih kemenengan 1-0 di kandang klub divisi tiga, Burton Albion. Gol Sergio Aguero pada menit ke-26 memastikan Man City lolos ke final EFL Cup ini dengan agregat kemenangan 10-1. The Citizens akan menunggu pemenang Chelsea vs Tottenham yang baru akan bermain dinihari nanti. Di laga pertama Tottenham sudah unggul 1-0. Dari ajang Copa del Rey (Piala Raja), Barcelona takluk 0-2 saat menjamu Sevilla dalam laga pertama babak perempat final. Dua gol Sevilla dicetak Pablo Sarabia (58) dan Wissam Ben Yedder (76). Hasil ini membuat Barcelona harus bekerja keras untuk lolos saat menjalani laga kedua pada 31 Januari.
Barcelona tak menyertakan Lionel Messi dalam skuadnya. Pemain baru Kevin-Prince Boateng tampil sebagai starter dan digantikan Luis Suarez pada menit ke-63. Dari ajang sama, pada malam nanti Real Madrid akan melawan Girona dan Espanyol menghadapi Real Betis.
Burton Albion vs Man City: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview
Pep Guardiola's side head to the Pirelli Stadium for the first time, while the Brewers will want to avoid another drubbing after a 9-0 first-leg loss
Manchester City face Burton Albion in what could be considered the most redundant second leg in League Cup history.
Carabao Cup holders City won the first leg 9-0 at the Etihad Stadium a fortnight ago and Burton will be hoping to avoid a second mauling at home on Wednesday.
The Brewers need to score double figures if they are to overturn their first-leg defeat, so it is probably safe to say that Pep Guardiola's side have already booked their place in the final as they remain in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple.
Game Burton vs Man City Date Wednesday, January 23 Time 7:45pm GMT / 2:45pm ET
TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch
In the United States (US), the game can be streamed on ESPN+.
US TV channel Online stream N/A ESPN+
In the United Kingdom (UK), the game can be watched live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football and streamed on Sky Go.
UK TV channel Online stream Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football Sky Go
Squads & Team News
Position Burton Albion players Goalkeepers Bywater, Evtimov, Campbell, Collins, Hawkins Defenders Buxton, McFadzean, Turner, McCrory, Wallace, Hutchinson, Brayford Midfielders Quinn, Allen, Sbarra, Fox, Hodge, Fraser, Miller Forwards Akins, Templeton, Harness, Boyce, Cole, Beardsley
Burton come into this game with a clean bill of health and a full squad to choose from.
Confirmed Burton starting XI: Collins; McFadzean, Turner, Akins, Templeton, McCrory, Miller, Harness, Walice, Quinn, Boyce.
Position Man City players Goalkeepers Ederson, Muric Defenders Stones, Laporte, Otamendi, Kompany, Sandler, Walker, Danilo Midfielders Fernandinho, Gundogan, Delph, Zinchenko, Foden, D. Silva, B. Silva, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Nmecha, Richards, Pozo Forwards Aguero, Jesus, Sterling, Sane, Poveda
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Benjamin Mendy will be in the squad, whereas Vincent Kompany and Claudio Bravo both miss out through injury.
Ian Carlo Poveda, Felix Nmecha, Taylor Richards and Iker Pozo are set to be included in the City squad for the game.
Confirmed Man City starting XI: Muric; Danilo, Sandler, Garcia, Zinchenko; Foden, Delph, De Bruyne, Poveda, Aguero, Mahrez.
Betting & Match Odds
Man City are incredibly short favourites at a price of 1/7 with bet365 . A draw can be backed at 9/1 while the price on Burton winning is 18/1.
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Match Preview
Burton Albion's dream of a cup final was well and truly crushed in the first leg as they suffered their biggest defeat since being promoted into the Football League.
City didn't take their foot off the gas throughout the entire 90 minutes in the previous fixture and Guardiola is still insistent that he wants to see improvement from his team once again.
"We start the game with 9-0, so that's an unusual situation, but the approach is to improve every single game," the City boss said.
"The last game (was) not perfect in understanding the way to attack. It was difficult for many reasons. It depends on the way we defend, how we attack more fluently. That's what I want to see tomorrow."
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The current holders stand on the edge of history with another win here as it would represent the first time they have reached back-to-back League Cup finals.
If City can win by three goals or more they will break the record for the biggest aggregate win in the competition's history which currently stands at 11 goals.
The second leg is unlikely to affect who progresses in the competition but Burton will hope to give a good account of themselves in front of their own fans to end a cup run which has exceeded all expectations.
