At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 21, the second leg of the semi-final of the 2021-2022 English League Cup, Liverpool eliminated 10 Arsenal away 2-0, and the Reds will play Chelsea in the final after five years. Jota won twice, Lacazette's free-kick hit the crossbar and Thomas was carded off the field.
Competition focus
Liverpool beat 10-man Arsenal 2-0 away from home and eliminated their opponents 2-0 in two legs, and the Reds reached the League Cup final for the second time in five years, and they will compete with Chelsea for the title.
Liverpool advanced thanks to the absence of Jota, Mane and Salah, when the Portuguese striker stepped forward and scored two goals. Having scored five goals in his last four games against Arsenal Jota, he can really be said to be a Gunners killer.
Lose and lose! Thomas, who came off the bench, was sent off with two consecutive yellow cards in 16 minutes, and his flying tackle action against Fabinho was very dangerous. Arteta's substitution adjustments did not work.
Wonderful review
In the 5th minute, Robertson was fouled at the back and Lacazette's free-kick curled a wonderful arc with his right foot, Kelleher struggled to save it, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up! Arsenal nearly got off to a fantastic start!
In the 13th minute, Liverpool opened a corner kick on the left, Fabinho jumped high to head the ball into the goal, Matip stretched out in front of the goal to shoot close to the net, but the referee raised the flag to indicate that Matip was offside, and the goal was ruled invalid.
In the 20th minute, Arnold split the ball, Jota slashed the ball forward, the Portuguese international turned around on the line of the penalty area and shot low, Ramsdale fell to the ground to save, 0-1! Liverpool took the lead away.
In the 32nd minute, Erdegaard passed the ball and Saka's attack from the right side of the penalty area was blocked. In first-half stoppage time, Van Dijk made the ball and Fabinho's long-range shot was blocked. Liverpool entered the dressing room with a 1-0 lead. Liverpool replaced Matip with Cornat. In the 49th minute, a direct pass from Lokunga and Lacazette beautifully removed the ball from inside the penalty area and fired a volley that sent Arsenal missing a great opportunity.
In the 59th minute, Arnold drove a corner kick from the right, Conat jumped high to head the ball into the goal, the ball hit the upright and bounced back, and Henderson's shot was blocked by the fallen Ramsdale! The referee blew Henderson offside first.
In the 69th minute, Alexander-Arnold's cross was blocked and Takushi Minamino's low left-footed shot from inside the penalty area was blocked by the defender. Martinelli's low-angle blast was then pulled over the crossbar by Kelleher.
In the 77th minute, Arnold launched a long pass to attack, Jota single-handedly inserted, he faced the attacking goalkeeper calmly picked out the shot, VAR review determined that the goal was valid, 0-2! If the tower is alone in two dollars!
In the 90th minute, Thomas kicked Fabinho hard in the ankle and the referee showed him a second yellow card and sent him off with a red card. In the end, Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool, and the Reds advanced to the final of this season's League Cup.
Arsenal line-up: 32-Ramsdale/18-Fuan Jianyang, 4-White, 6-Gabriel, 3-Tierney/23-Lokuna, 8-Erdegaard/7-Saka, 10-Smith-Roy (5-Thomas 74'), 35-Martinelli/9-Lacazette (30-Nketiah 74')
Liverpool line-up: 62-Kelleher/66-Arnold, 32-Matip (5-Cornart 46'), 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson/3-Fabinho, 14-Henderson (7-Milner 75'), 17-Jones/49-Gordon (18-Takumi Minano 63'), 20-Jota, 9-Firmino (76-Williams 84')