Wetin dey happen for dis Carabao Cup final wey we dey prepare for soon!
As Arsenal and Manchester City dey ready to clash like boxers wey don train for months, e go happen for Wembley on March 22. Dis final no be just match, na battle for glory wey fit change di whole league dynamics!
Arsenal dey hot like pepper soup as dem dey target dem first trophy since 2020 when Arteta lead dem carry FA Cup wey don dey collect dust. City self wan show say dem still get magic wey dem use take win di cup plenty times. Na wetin dem already do, dem don dey collect am eight times; just Liverpool carry am pass with ten!
Dis year’s final no be like before, true true. Arsenal don chop some big teams to reach here, e no be small: Port Vale, Brighton, dem shake body with Palace for penalties, and finish Chelsea with aggregate wey dey hot!
As for City, na dem handle Huddersfield, Swansea and Brentford, then dem finish Newcastle wey defend di title like lion.
Wanna no forget say di winner go chop £100,000 for pocket plus automatic qualification for next season’s UEFA Conference League! If dis Cup no gree carry dem go Europe, at least e go give di team some cash wey fit buy better players.
But wetin go happen if Arsenal or City win di Cup but dem don qualify for Champions League? Simple! Di European Conference League ticket go go di next team for di table. E fit turn like movie wey na third party go collect am!
Arsenal don dey fight for top position for di Premier League, even dem don dodge play-off like David Copperfield, and City self dey find form; dem dey hold ground for di league. So e be like say dis final no go just decide who go chop trophy, but di chain reaction go shake things for di league!
If dem win di EFL Cup and still dey maintain dem league place, dem fit cause wahala as di spots go push down. Last year, we see am happen! If all dis calculations fit make way for Conference League, wahala go dey for di teams wey wan make European cut!
Wolves suppose play Arsenal for di Premier League on di same weekend, but jus like story of small pikin, dem don shift di game go February 18, so dem go focus on di final. E go be nice sequence of games, with Arsenal running double as dem dey juggle between matches.
No forget say Arsenal be top of di Champions League group, and City self don secure knockouts, so dem dey enter di final with full confidence!
So, grab your drinks and dey ready, make you sit down watch di match wey go determine who dey carry di next European ticket and who go continue di chase for trophies! E go be fire!
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