Kepa: The game against Southampton was tough and it was a pleasure to help the team

Live bar October 27 News In last night's English League Cup match, Chelsea eliminated Southampton through a penalty shootout to advance to the next round. The Blues' starting goalkeeper Kepa played well in the game, not only delivering several wonderful saves in regular time, but also saving Walcott's shot in a penalty shoot-out, which ultimately helped the Blues win the game. After the game, Kepa also admitted that he liked to save penalties because it meant that he had the opportunity to help the team. At the same time, he also said that the match against Southampton was very difficult.

This is not the first time Kepa has saved a penalty in a penalty shoot-out, having also saved an aston villa player Nacamba in the last round of the Premier League, as well as a shot from Villarreal player twice in this season's UEFA Super Cup penalty shootout.

In a post-match interview, Kepa said: <b>"I'm confident, I feel good, I like to save penalties. So when I have the opportunity to help the team, I'm going to be happy and happy to be in the next round. ”</b>

However, Kepa also admitted that it was a tough game for the Blues before the penalty shootout, as Chelsea met a team that was as determined to qualify as they were. He also believes Southampton's one-on-one tactic against the Blues has left the two teams with little way to do with each other in the 90-minute game and has prevented Chelsea from finding their rhythm.

Kepa said: "The race was difficult from the start. The opponents were defending one-on-one on the pitch and we had a lot of difficulties with catching and dribbling, so we played long passes and they followed suit, it was a very difficult game, but it ended in the best possible way. We anticipated that, we've been playing against Premier League teams since the first round, so that's what we expected. Cup games are like that, both teams want to win and we may not have defended each other's several set-pieces in the best way, but in the end we moved into the next round. ”

Chelsea's next League Cup opponent will be revealed on Saturday and the match will take place on 21 or 22 December. Commenting on the next round of the League Cup, Kepa said: "Now we are still a bit off the next round, so we have time to focus on the Premier League and the Champions League. We know the games in England in December and January are very tough, but our team is outstanding, a lot of players are strong and we are ready. ”

（YYT）