Bristol City's Famara Diedhiou (left) vies for the ball with Manchester City's Fernandinho during their English League Cup semifinal second leg on Tuesday. — AFP BRISTOL, England, Jan 24 (AP): Pep Guardiola reached his first final in English soccer as Manchester City ended second-tier Bristol City's memorable run in the League Cup on Tuesday to stay in contention for silverware on four fronts.
Man City won the second leg of their semifinal 3-2, with Kevin De Bruyne scoring off the last kick of the game, to advance to the Feb. 26 final at Wembley Stadium 5-3 on aggregate.
Chelsea and Arsenal are locked at 0-0 heading into the second leg of the other semifinal on Wednesday.
Top of the Premier League by 12 points and still in the Champions League and FA Cup, Man City is proving an unstoppable force but needs trophies to back up its exhilarating displays in the first five months of the season.
"Of course, I know that we will be judged by trophies we win," said Guardiola, who didn't win any silverware last season, his first at Man City. "But we are so happy. Nobody can take away what we have done."
Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero scored in a seven-minute span around halftime to build on Man City's 2-1 lead from the first leg at Etihad Stadium two weeks ago.
Marlon Pack reduced the deficit in the 64th minute and even though Aden Flint equalized in the fourth minute of stoppage time, there was no way Bristol City was about to add the Premier League leaders to its list of top-flight scalps that already included Manchester United, Watford, Stoke, and Crystal Palace in this campaign.
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