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As Arsenal failed to advance to the League Cup final, their plan to win the Cup for the first time in five years came to nothing.
Arsenal lost 0-2 to Newcastle in the second leg of the 2024-2025 Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) semifinals at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England on the 6th (Korea time). Arsenal, who lost the first match of the semifinals with the same score last month, suffered elimination with a combined score of 0-4.
Arsenal set up a three-top with Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Leroy Trossar, while Martin 외degaard, Declan Rice and Thomas Parti formed the midfield. Jurien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalyangis and Myles Lewis Skelly made four-backs, leaving David Raya with the goal. All of the best members were put in to reverse the 0-2 defeat in the first round.
Newcastle sawed Alexander Isaac and made up the midfield with Jacob Murphy, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon. Kieran Trippier, Fabian Shea, Sven Boatman, Dan Byrne and Lewis Hollow formed the defense. Martin Dubravka wore goalkeeper gloves.
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Arsenal, who needed a goal, aimed for an extended opportunity by taking a high ball possession rate of 61 to 39. However, in the 19th minute of the first half, he was dragged away by giving up an early first goal to Jacob Murphy. To make matters worse, Martinelli was injured in the 37th minute and replaced by Ethan Nwaneri. Even in the second half of the game, which was 0-1, he dedicated an additional goal to Anthony Gordon in the seventh minute. Raheem Sterling, Mikel Merino and Jorginho tried to turn the tables, but the tightly closed Newcastle goal showed no signs of opening.
In two games, he shot a total of 34 shots and created eight decisive chances, but he failed to score a single goal and caused him to be eliminated.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta suffered his fifth defeat in a resourceful showdown with Newcastle manager Eddie Howe. After Arteta took the helm of Arsenal, the leader who suffered the most losses after Pep Guardiola (9 losses) and Jurgen Klopp (6 losses), former Liverpool manager, is Ha.
Before former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger took office, Arsenal, who won the League Cup for the last time in the 1992-1993 season, had an extended period of 32 years without involvement in the League Cup. In the meantime, he reached the semifinals 10 times and the final three times, but he slipped again and again.
He beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final in the 2019-2020 season to win his last home tournament. The English Premier League (EPL) championship was suspended in the 2003-2004 season.
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Arsenal, who lost to Manchester United after a penalty shootout in the third round of the FA Cup last month, can win within this season only two tournaments are left: the EPL and the European Champions League.
Arsenal finished third overall in the Champions League phase and went straight to the round of 16.
As of the 24th round, it ranks second after Liverpool (56 points), the leader, with 50 points. Retaking the lead is not an easy challenge, considering Liverpool's momentum with just one loss in 23 games.
Arsenal did not sign a single player in the transfer window last winter. Considering the situation in which major offensive resources such as Gabriel Jejues, Bukayo Saka, and Gabriel Martinelli were injured, it is a decision that I do not immediately understand.
On the other hand, Newcastle, led by Alexander Isaac, will reach the Carabao Cup final again for the first time in two years under Howe and try to win for the first time in 70 years.
Newcastle will face the winner of the semi-final between Tottenham and Liverpool on the 7th. Tottenham won 1-0 in the first leg of the semifinals to gain an advantage.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
