Liverpool hosted Arsenal tonight, in the League Cup semi-final, first leg match, which ended in a draw, without goals.
It is noteworthy that the first leg, at the Emirates Stadium, was postponed to the 20th of this month, due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus in the red shirt, as the Merseyside club called the English Football League to postpone the match (EFL). , the organizer of the League Cup, an application that received the approval of that organization.
Portuguese striker Diogo Jota was, once again, a key player in the formation led by German Juergen Klopp and played in the 90th minute, and led the moment when Arsenal was reduced to ten units, very early, in the 24th, as he struggled to enter. The red card was issued directly to Swiss midfielder Granit Zakka.
On the visiting side, Cedric Soares only lasted 11 minutes on the field and was left injured to make way for Calum Chambers. Nuno Tavares came off the bench, in the 81st minute, to replace one of the team’s greats Arsenal, Bukayo Saka, in the 81st minute, at a time when Liverpool had already launched a real siege on the Ramsdale goal and Spanish coach Mikel Arteta was looking to strengthen the defensive wall.
Liverpool, playing with another unit, did everything they could to take advantage of the match at home ArsenalHowever, it was not a day for the host team, who even witnessed the Japanese Inamoto, with a wide open goal, at 90 minutes, shooting off the bench.
After 0-0, everything is open about who will join Chelsea (last Wednesday, they wiped out Tottenham, with two wins, 1-0 yesterday and 2-0, in the first leg), already decided for the final at Wembley.
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