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Review for Manchester City against Bournemouth
Big games are constantly coming to Manchester City who hosts Bournemouth tomorrow night, wanting to get over her weekend disappointment.
City beat 1-0 from Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley, and the goal of Eberechi Eze first half proved decisive. The city was dominated by long spells and missed the penalty in the first half when Dean Henderson saved the effort of Omar Marmoush.
This means that Pep Guardiola will only be chaired by his second trophy season as a city boss, and first of his debut campaign in Etihad in the period 2016-17.
It may not be bad that they have another extremely important game that should be focused immediately.
The results of the weekend did not go to town with Aston Villa, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest, everyone wins. The only positive one was Newcastle’s defeat in Arsenal, which is the result that all except Gunner guaranteed second place because of their goal -difference.
Newcastle, Chelsea and Villa have 66 points, one more than the city and forest.
Therefore, it is necessary for the Guardiolas men to win tomorrow night and give themselves a pillow with two points over the chasing packages on the eve of the last day on Sunday, when they go to Fulham.
“It’s important,” said the former Barcelona chief and Bayern Munich. “For the last 13 or 14 or 15 years we want to be in the Champions League, but if we are not there, then we do not deserve it and we will be in the Europe league. This is what it is.”
Tomorrow night will be the final performance of Kevin de Bruyne in the city shirt, but may have to be pleased with the bench after playing a full 90 minutes, plus 10 minutes of adding on time, against Palace.
Guardiola said: “We want to win the game so that we can qualify for the Champions League next season – this is what Kevin wants, it could not be different.
“I’ll decide what’s best for us to win in a match against Bournemouth, that’s for sure.
“Kevin will get what he deserves, and what he deserves is the best moment and the best compliment for his incredible path.”
Since Kevin de Bruyne played more than 100 minutes in the FA Cup final, will Pep Guardiola start a midfielder in his last home game for Manchester City? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/culiaqvnj
– Sky Sports News (@skySportnews) May 19, 2025
Palace’s victory in the finals was bad news for Bournemouth, but they still have the opportunity to gain a place in Europe for next season.
A win in City could push them to the eighth place on the table, depending on what is happening between Brighton and Liverpool this evening.
Chief Andoni Iraila said: “We play against City in a game where they need to play for the Champions League (qualification).
“It’s not the scenario you want, but it’s the one we currently have and we have to try to go there and play our game. The truth is that after the FA Cup final, they are a chance to enter Europe very limited.”
Mateo Kovacic missed the game at Wembley for illness, but he is expected to return, most likely at the expense of De Bruyne.
Nico Gonzalez and Phil Foden can also draw as Guardiola tries to refresh his midfielder after their weekends.
Luis Sinisterra, Enes Unal, Ryan Christie and Dango Ouattar remain on the side of Bournemoputha, while Alex Scott is also off.
Dean Huisen is likely to play despite the end of the transition to Real Madrid, which will take effect at the end of the season.
