Sorry for the inconvenience, but Manchester City have made the FA Cup semi-finals again. FA Cup lore has become so much about underdog stories and giant-killings that the bigger teams are almost treated as an afterthought: just ask Aston Villa, who were the sideshow to Preston North End’s attempts to win the trophy for the first time since 1938.

Chelsea have knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League and progressed to the semi-finals after a devastating 3-0 win in the quarter-final second leg. The hosts went into the tie trailing 2-0 but three first-half goals in the fourth straight meeting between the teams across three competitions quashed any lingering nerves at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea won 3-2 on aggregate.

Manchester City could still end its disappointing season with a trophy after rallying to beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the FA Cup quarterfinals as Erling Haaland inspired the comeback before being forced of