FA Cup Semi-final

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Engaged in yet another tight tussle for the Premier League title. the two rivals from northwest England must now squeeze an FA Cup semifinal meeting into their busy schedules.

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City currently leads Liverpool by one point in a fascinating title race _ and then in the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley Stadium on the weekend of April 16-17.

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In and around those games are a pair of Champions League quarterfinal legs for each of them, with City taking on Spanish champion Atletico Madrid and Liverpool facing Benfica.

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Manchester City vs Liverpool

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Diogo Jota's late winner earned Liverpool a 1-0 victory at a spirited Nottingham Forest on Sunday to book an FA Cup semi-final clash with Premier League title rivals Manchester City.

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City outlasted Southampton 4-1 and Liverpool edged past second-tier Nottingham Forest 1-0. Tottenham defeated West Ham 3-1 in the Premier League.

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Premier League heavyweights Liverpool edged past Nottingham Forest 1-0 thanks to Diogo Jota's goal to set up a semifinal clash with Manchester City.

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City are aiming to match Manchester United’s historic feat in 1998/99 of winning the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.

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Liverpool, who trail Pep Guardiola’s men by one point at the top of the table, are aiming to go one better by adding those three trophies to the League Cup they won in February.

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City outlasted Southampton 4-1 and Liverpool edged past second-tier Nottingham Forest 1-0.

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