MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The ‘almighty’ Chelsea suffered this Tuesday to access the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup, the League Cup, after needing penalties to eliminate Southampton, which put the current leader of the Premier League on the ropes.
Thomas Tuchel’s side, which had four straight victories with 15 goals scored, had to sweat to eliminate a Southampton who replied to Havertz’s opening goal shortly after the restart. Adams established the tables and took the duel to penalties thanks to the stops of the Spaniard Kepa in the final stretch of the match.
Mason Mount, author of a hat-trick three days ago, was the only one who failed. The Spanish Marcos Alonso, in addition to Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell and James gave the ticket to the ‘blues’ to the next round of the Cup, where Arsenal will also be after eliminating, without so many problems, Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United.
The goals from Chambers and Nketiah were enough for the Gunners, who confirmed their recovery with two consecutive wins and extended their winning streak in the Cup. In addition, Mikel Arteta’s have not lost since the end of August. Finally, Sunderland also got a ticket to the quarterfinals after taking down Queens Park Rangers on penalties (0-0 and 1-3).