Liverpool, with Luis Diaz starting, beats Manchester City and will play the FA Cup final

The Colombian played 84 minutes to qualify for his second final with Los Reds, also a Champions League semifinalist

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Soccer Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Manchester City v Liverpool - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 16, 2022 Liverpool's Luis Diaz in action with Manchester City's Joao Cancelo Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

Jurgen Klopp won the match against Pep Guardiola in the second chapter of the match between Liverpool vs. Manchester City in the same week. The 'reds' won with authority 3-0 against the 'citizens' in a match where Luis Díaz started and although he did not score a goal, he was one of the most outstanding of his team.

The scoring would be opened early in eight minutes through Konaté, central defender who has been reported on the scoreboard in the last three games. Robertson was in charge of taking the corner kick that the defender would find after freeing himself from the mark of Gabriel Jesús and heading with great ease to go to the advantage.

At 16 minutes, Liverpool would expand their lead thanks to Sadio Mané. The Senegalese took advantage of the mistake of the City goalkeeper who hesitated to control a ball and the attacker came quickly to sweep and push the ball to the back of the net.

At 41 minutes, Luis Diaz and his gambeta had been punished three times severely by Manchester's defense. Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesús and Joao Cancelo were the ones who used foul as a remedy to stop the onslaught of the 'guajiro', however, only the Brazilian striker was reprimanded despite being the least reckless action.

The rout would be consumed after 44 minutes after a play full of talent by Liverpool players. Trent Alexander Arnold launched a head-on change to be controlled by Luis Diaz, he faces and touches Robertson who finishes off. The rebound was left again for the Colombian who returned the ball to Robertson for the side, he plays center, where Thiago Alcantara was located, who joins with Alexander Arnold to make a wall that ended up in the Spaniard's assistance to Mane, who without dropping the ball volley with the outer edge to score 3-0.

The second half started with emotions early after just three minutes after the start, Manchester City discounted through J ack Grealish. A bad start for Robertson, allows Fernandinho to get the ball back. He puts a precise pass for Gabriel Jesús who faces, hooks in the area and gives the ball to the Englishman who easily defines against a defence and a misadjusted goalkeeper to try to avoid the discount.

The team led by Pep Guardiola would add suspense to it at the end of the match when in the 90th minute, Bernardo Silva scored his team's second goal and would leave the score to one goal in the elongation. A great play by Riyad Mahrez, who entered on the epilogue of the match, ended in a pass to the Portuguese player who simply pushed the ball to the back of the net. Manchester City would have a few more options about the end of the match but in the end it was Jurgen Klopp's who won the quota in the final.

The match for Luis Diaz would end in 84 minutes when Jurgen Klopp decided to give both him and Sadio Mané a rest. The Brazilian Roberto Firmino and the Portuguese Diego Jota joined in his replacement. The second runner-up will come out of the winner of the match between Chelsea FC vs. Crystal Palace will be played on Sunday, April 17 at 10:30 in the morning.

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