He Arsenal He is on his way to starring in a historic season. Leader of the Premier League and qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League with full victories in the league phase, they are also still in contention in the FA Cup and today they can qualify for the final of the English League Cup (on March 22 at Wembley) if they beat the Emirates at the Emirates. Chelsea after winning the first leg at Stamford Bridge 2-3. Tomorrow, Manchester City, with a 0-2 in favor, and Newcastle They will face each other at the Etihad.
Despite the 2-3, Mikel Arteta not trusted. “We have the advantage of playing at home, but we have a lot to do to beat a really good Chelsea team,” Arsenal’s Basque coach said yesterday, aware that his rival has improved the results with Liam Rosenior. “I think he is doing an incredible job, we have to be very solid.”
Rosenior, 6 wins in 7 games
Rosenior took charge of Chelsea on January 6 after the dismissal of Enzo Maresca and have won six of their seven matches in the four competitions, including 2-3 at Naples from a week ago in the Champions League that gave him a place in the second round. They only lost to Arsenal in the first round of the semi-final. Ben White and Viktor Gyökeres They made it 0-2. Alejandro Garnacho He came in and scored a double that served to reduce the gap and close the score after 1-3. Martín Zubimendi.
Since 2021, Chelsea has not beaten Arsenal
Chelsea has gone ten games in a row, since August 2021, without beating Arsenal, but they know that nine days ago the Manchester United He handed them the first defeat of the season at the Emirates (2-3 in the Premier). “We have to go as far as possible,” Rosenior stated.
On the eve of the London derby, Arteta regretted that Mikel Merino, who played as a substitute in the first leg, suffered a fracture in his right foot against United that compromised the rest of the season. “It is a very rare injury. We hope it turns out well, but he has to undergo surgery, which is never positive. He is a very important player for us and it is a hard blow,” the technician stressed. The Navarrese midfielder did not play on Wednesday against Kairat Almaty in the Champions League (3-2) nor on Saturday against Leeds in Premier (0-4). Bukayo Saka He was injured in the warm-up at Elland Road.
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Probable lineups
Emirates Stadium, 21.00 horas
Arsenal: Kepa; The Timber, Saliba, Gabriels Magalhaes, Calafori; Odegaard, Zubimin, Rice; Madueke, Gyökers, Trossard
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Chelsea: Robert Sánchez; Reece James, Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Cucurella; Moisés Caicedo, Andrey Santos; Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernández, Garnacho; João Pedro
Coach: Liam Rosenior
Arbitrator: Peter Bankes
