Antoine Semenyo's only goal helped Man City beat Chelsea 1-0, thereby winning the FA Cup for the 8th time. This is Man City's 2nd title this season after the Carabao Cup (League Cup), where they defeated Arsenal 2-0 in March this year.
This is Man City's second domestic double title, following the 2018-2019 season when they won all four major titles of English football.
Only four clubs have ever won both the League Cup and FA Cup in the same season, with Liverpool being the only team to do this twice (2000-2001 and 2021-2022).
Arsenal in the 1992-1993 season and Chelsea in the 2006-2007 season are two teams that have achieved this achievement once.
This title marks Pep Guardiola's 20th championship since he came to lead Man City in 2016, including 5 League Cup titles and 3 FA Cup titles.
No coach has won the League Cup (League Cup) as many times as Guardiola, while Man City's 4-time consecutive championship streak from 2018 to 2021 is a record for English football.
In addition, Man City is the first team in history to reach the FA Cup semi-finals 8 times in a row and 4 consecutive finals.
During Guardiola's time in England, no team won more League Cup (29) and FA Cup (46) matches than Man City.
With six Premier League titles, Guardiola has achieved unprecedented stability in various leagues until the end of the season.
“We are really very happy. This cup is great because of its tradition. This victory is special but I have a feeling that last season against Crystal Palace and two seasons before against Man United, we played better than today, but in matches like this, the difference is very small,” Guardiola said after defeating Chelsea to win the FA Cup.
After winning the League Cup and FA Cup, Man City still has a chance to win the Premier League. In the standings, they have 77 points, 2 points behind Arsenal. In round 37, Man City will meet Bournemouth, and Arsenal will meet Burnley. Just need Arsenal to stumble, Pep Guardiola's team can rise to win the championship in the context that there are only 2 rounds left in the league.
