Mikel Arteta's plan shattered Pep Guardiola's idea and Arsenal secured the pass for the FA Cup final, thanks to two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Wembley (2-0). A month after the overwhelming stumble at Etihad Stadium (3-0), the 'Gunners' imposed their defensive solidity against a Manchester City that never knew how to translate the possession into danger before the goal.

Aubameyang's brace illustrated the superiority of an Arsenal that has reached the final stretch of the course in a formidable moment of play. If three days ago he knocked Liverpool down (2-1) thanks to another great performance by his central teams, in the tie he still increased his level further to seal the 21st final in his history, the absolute record of the competition.

In contrast, Guardiola's team fell far short of what is expected of a defending champion. Only one of his 16 shots went between Emiliano Martínez's sticks . Their insistent approaches through the central zone hardly disturbed Shkodran Mustafi and David Luiz . The firmness of Arsenal was reflected in the regulations, since in the whole game Jonathan Moss only pointed out four fouls.

The deployment of Xhaka

On the positive side, also highlight the formidable success of Granit Xhaka , both in the pressure tasks and in the distribution of passes. Héctor Bellerín and Dani Ceballos , again starters for Arteta, also performed at a high level.

Arteta's success, with a plan very similar to that applied in the best days of José Mourinho , could inspire Real Madrid, who visited City on the 7th of August in the second leg of the Champions League. After 1-2 at the Bernabéu, the Zinedine Zidane team also needs to close the central spaces and take advantage of the defensive doubts of the Guardiola group.

On August 1, for its part, Arsenal will face the winner of the other tie in the Wembley final, which will be played by Manchester United and Chelsea this Sunday (7:00 p.m.).

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