Chelsea will play Manchester City in the 2025–26 FA Cup final after defeating Leeds United in Sunday’s semifinal. Enzo Fernández shook off recent controversy to head in the game’s opening goal for the manager-less Blues in the club’s first outing since Liam Rosenior’s sudden exit on Wednesday. The side overseen by interim boss Calum McFarlane had to withstand a second-half onslaught from the Yorkshire outfit but ultimately held on to end a rocky week on a memorable high. Manchester City booked their return ticket to Wembley with a comeback victory over second-tier Southampton on Saturday. Finn Azaz stunned the Cityzens (and perhaps himself) with a sumptuous opening goal in the 79th minute to inspire fantasies of another upset during what has unmistakably been a brilliant edition of the world’s oldest cup competition. Those dreams lasted just three minutes before Jérémy Doku equalized for Pep Guardiola’s side.…