Gabriel Jesus led his team to the semifinals with Arsenal's 3-2 victory in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals against Crystal Palace on the 19th (Korea time).
In the 9th minute of the second half, when Mateta scored the first goal in the 4th minute of the first half, Jeju's took over Odegaard's sharp through pass and shook the net to bring the game to square one. It was Jesús' first emotional goal in a year at the Emirates Stadium since December 17 last year.
Jesus also scored a net in the 28th minute of the second half. He shook the net again with Bukayo Saka's assist. I succeeded in turning the tables. However, the second goal was embroiled in a heated controversy. Immediately after the goal, social media was flooded with criticism from fans that "clearly offside". Offside seemed obvious on the Sky Sports broadcast screen, but Jeju's goal was recognized because there was no VAR in the Carabao Cup until the semifinals. Fans can see that the position before the goal is offside if they have eyes. We need to know how lucky Arsenal are to be 'These referees seem to forget how to work without VAR' 'Hahaha Jeju's is completely offside, but Arsenal is going up because there is no VAR. There was a flood of criticism about the referee's decision, including, 'It's a disgrace to the referee.'
VAR will be introduced in the semi-finals of the new year and the final at Wembley on March 16.
Fortunately, Jesus' challenge did not end here. In the 36th minute of the second half, with the help of 외degaard, he stormed towards the goal and completed his first hat-trick of Arsenal's career to take a 3-1 lead. In the 40th minute of the second half, Crystal Palace gave Ketia a header comeback goal and was chased 3-2 but that was it. Jesus led Arsenal to the semi-finals.
Coach Mikel Arteta expressed satisfaction with Jesus' performance after the game. "He looked really sharp today. Jesus is a quality player who creates a very special situation. Gabriel's level is a great asset for our team."
Meanwhile, Newcastle beat Brentford 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup, and Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1. The semifinal draw will be held immediately after the last quarterfinal between Tottenham and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 5 a.m. on the 20th. The Carabio Cup semi-finals will be played twice a week on January 6 and February 3.
