In the early morning of January 21, Beijing time, the second leg of the English League Cup semi-final ushered in a focus battle, liverpool away to Arsenal. In the end, Liverpool relied on Jota's scoring to beat Arsenal 2-0 and advance to the final 2-0 on aggregate, and will compete for the title at Chelsea.
In the first leg last week, Liverpool were forced to draw 0-0 at home by Arsenal, and Japan international Takumi Minamino missed a chance to kill, making the suspense bigger. The second leg moved to Arsenal's home stadium, which had never lost to Liverpool in league cup home history, with a record of 3 wins and 3 draws, and the last time the two teams played the League Cup at the Emirates Stadium was in October 2009, when Arsenal won 2-1 at home.
In the history of the English League Cup, Liverpool and Manchester City tied for the first place in history with eight titles, and Arsenal have only won two titles in their history, the last time they won the title back 29 years ago.
In the 19th minute of the first half, Liverpool played a smooth match, from the goalkeeper's serve to the goal, after less than 5 passes, Arnold was divided into Jota in the middle circle, Jota with the ball to easily play with Japan international Fuan Jianyang, and finally broke the goal with a low shot in the penalty area to help Liverpool to take the next city 1-0.
This goal is Jota's fourth goal in his last four games against Arsenal, including three at the Emirates Stadium, while Jota has scored six times in his career against Arsenal's goal, the opponent with the most goals in Jota's career.
At the end of the first half, Liverpool temporarily led 1-0, according to statistics, the team's last 39 away half-time leading games, in the end can be guaranteed unbeaten (36 wins, 3 draws).
In the 77th minute of the second half, Martinelli's dribble was broken, Arnold directly sent the top of the arc behind him, Jota inserted a pick-and-shoot goal, the referee raised the flag to indicate offside, the referee confirmed by VAR and changed the goal to effective, Liverpool 2-0 to extend the score. In the 90th minute, Thomas turned two yellows and one red, and Arsenal played with 10 men.
In the end, Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 to advance to the final 2-0 on aggregate and will compete for the final title at Chelsea.
This victory is Liverpool's first away win over Arsenal in the League Cup, which has previously been 3 draws and 3 losses, and now breaks the spell. In addition, Liverpool have won the most away games in the League Cup, with 57 wins in one win, including 4 of 12 games under Klopp, and the 13th time in the history of the team to advance to the League Cup final, setting three major records.