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City sets up final vs. Wigan
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 15 - 04 - 2013

LONDON — Goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero sent Manchester City into an FA Cup final against Wigan Athletic after it beat holder Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley Sunday.
The 2011 winner will return on May 11 after it held off a strong fight-back from a Chelsea side playing its sixth game in 16 days. Frenchman Nasri gave City, which also beat Chelsea to win the season-opening Community Shield, a lead it more than deserved when he fired home after 35 minutes and Argentine Aguero headed a second two minutes into the second half. Demba Ba's acrobatic volley on 65 minutes inspired a Chelsea revival but City held its nerve.
Premier League struggler Wigan overcame Championship (second division) Millwall 2-0 at Wembley Saturday in a match marred by fighting among the London club's supporters.
Millwall fans who shamed Wembley by fighting a bloody battle amongst themselves while their team slumped to defeat will face life bans, the London club warned Saturday.
Eleven people were arrested after violent scuffles broke out toward the end of the game.
Falcao double lifts Atletico
Radamel Falcao scored his 23rd and 24th goals of the Spanish league season to help Atletico Madrid ease past Granada 5-0 Sunday.
Also, Real Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe scored two early goals to cement the Basque side's hold on fourth place with a 2-0 victory at Rayo Vallecano.
Atletico moved level on points with Madrid in second place before the defending champion visits Athletic Bilbao later Sunday.
Sociedad rose four points clear of Malaga and Valencia. It has a league-best record of just one loss in its last 21 games.
On Saturday, Deportivo La Coruna rolled to a 4-0 victory at Levante to provisionally escape the Spanish league's relegation zone for the first time in 18 weeks after its fourth consecutive win.
Also, Malaga forward Julio Baptista struck in injury time to grab a 1-0 win over visiting Osasuna four days after the Costa del Sol side was eliminated from the Champions League quarterfinals.
Sergio Garcia's last-gasp equalizer secured Espanyol a 3-3 home draw with Valencia in an entertaining match that featured both teams scoring twice in the last 12 minutes, while Valladolid fought back to beat 10-man Getafe 2-1.
Deportivo's biggest win of the season lifted the Galician side two points clear of the drop, with Real Zaragoza taking its place before it host league leader Barcelona Sunday.
Veteran playmaker Juan Carlos Valeron scored his first goal of the season to give Deportivo its 12th-minute opener, sweeping in a cross from Manuel Pablo.
Luis “Pizzi” Afonso, Nelson Oliveira, and Bruno Gama also scored for Deportivo as Levante never threatened to react, leaving it with one win in its last 10 games.
Real Betis drew 3-3 with Sevilla in a Seville derby Friday.
On Sunday, Real Madrid visits Athletic Bilbao 13 points behind Barcelona, while Granada plays at Atletico Madrid clinging to safety one point behind Deportivo. Mallorca hosts Celta Vigo Monday. — Agencies


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