Arsenal Ditekuk Chelsea 2-0 di Laga Capital One Cup
Arsenal`s 2-0 Capital One Cup Defeat by Chelsea
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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London (B2B) - Chelsea mempermalukan pemuncak klasemen Liga Premier Arsenal di Piala Liga dalam pertandingan babak empat dini hari tadi, sedangkan Manchester United mencapai perempat final setelah menaklukan Norwich City.
Pertandingan di Emirates Stadium adalah ulangan final 2007 yang dimenangi Chelsea 2-1. Jose Mourinho kembali menorehkan kemenangan setelah menang 2-0 atas pesaingnya Arsene Wenger tadi malam.
Kedua tim mengubah starting line-up mereka di mana Wenger mengganti delapan pemainnya, sedangkan di kubu Chelsea, Gary Cahill menjadi satu-satunya pemain yang tak diganti dari susunan tim saat menang 2-1 dari Manchester City hari Minggu lalu, seperti dilansir Yahoo News.
Chelsea memimpin pada menit 25 lewat bek asal Spanyol Cesar Azpilicueta. Dia melepaskan tendangan volley yang tak bisa dibendung kiper Lukasz Fabianski setelah bek kanan Arsenal Carl Jenkinson salah mengantisipasi bola.
Nacho Monreal dan Aaron Ramsey nyaris menciptakan gol untuk Arsenal, sebaliknya Juan Mata malah membawa Chelsea unggul 2-0 lewat tendangan kaki kanan pada menit 66.
"Kemenangan ini sangat penting bagi kepercayaan diri kami," kata Mata. "Setelah mengalahkan Manchester City dan kini Arsenal pekan ini, kami merasa kuat karena kedua tim sangat bagus."
Sebaliknya Wenger menganggap hasil ini tak mempengaruhi semangat timnya, "Tidak. Ini kompetisi yang berbeda. Ini pertandingan yang ketat dan mereka mengambil keuntungan dari kesalahan kami."
London - Chelsea knocked Premier League leaders Arsenal out of the League Cup in the fourth round on Tuesday, while Manchester United reached the quarter-finals at the expense of Norwich City.
The game at the Emirates Stadium was a repeat of the 2007 final, which Chelsea won 2-1, and Jose Mourinho once again saw his side emerge triumphant after a 2-0 victory over his old sparring partner Arsene Wenger.
Both sides made sweeping alterations to their starting line-ups, with Wenger making eight changes and Gary Cahill the only player to retain his place from Chelsea´s 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
Chelsea took a 25th-minute lead through Spanish full-back Cesar Azpilicueta, who poked a volley past goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski after Arsenal right-back Carl Jenkinson misjudged a back-header.
Nacho Monreal and Aaron Ramsey both went close for Arsenal, only for Juan Mata to make it 2-0 with a rasping right-foot strike in the 66th minute.
"The win is important for our confidence," said Mata. "After beating Manchester City and now Arsenal this week, we feel strong because they are good teams."
Wenger was asked if the result would have a damaging impact on his team´s confidence. His reply: "No. It´s a different competition. It was a tight game and they took advantage of our mistakes."
