Arsenal
seeks to match his performance last season in the Cup, which reached the finals
4th where he was eliminated by the surprise Bradford City. The last time that
Londoners managed to win this championship was in the distant 1993, but have
been left with the runner-up a few times in recent years.
Chelsea ,
meanwhile , reached the semifinals in the last edition , instance in which fell
to the eventual winners Swansea City. The last time the Blues lifted the League
Cup was in 2007, when they beat the Gunners 2-1 in the final .
The game
pits two of the world 's most renowned coaches , Arsene Wenger and Jose
Mourinho , who will fight in this London derby to bring their computers to a
new title of Cup.
The visiting
Chelsea Tuesday the team led by Arsène Wenger for the 5th round of the Capitan
One Cup
After an
incredible victory last Sunday, the Jose Mourinho will make their second
appearance in the English League Cup , this time to face Arsenal, who leads the
Premier League , and is , also , to get a win last weekend week.
Several
players hope to have a few minutes , especially John Obi Mikel , David Luiz ,
Juan Mata, Kevin De Bruyne , Demba Ba, Michael Essien , among others.
Meanwhile, Lampard is almost ruled out because of their tight schedule of
games.
Also
noteworthy is that Jose Mourinho will fulfill his 200th commanding the Blues .
the
Portuguese
coach is the eighth coach to reach that figure, and his winning percentage
(66.8 ) is higher than that of any rival.
He has faced
Arsenal Wenger on eight occasions between League , League Cup and Community
Shield , getting four wins and four draws.
After
tonight, the league leaders face Liverpool at home, then travel to Dortmund for
the Champions League . Chelsea travel to Newcastle on Saturday , then welcome
Schalke 04 at Stamford Bridge.
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