Arteta Hails Arsenal Display after Defeating Chelsea
Last update: February 4, 2026
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Arteta praises team’s discipline and game management in Carabao cup Semi...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised his side’s “impressive” performance after the Gunners edged Chelsea 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday night at the Emirates Stadium to book their place in the final.
Kai Havertz scored the decisive goal in the second half, ensuring Arsenal progressed with a 4-2 aggregate victory, having won the first leg 3-2 at Stamford Bridge.
CBI News reports that Arteta pointed to his team’s tactical discipline, game management and composure in dealing with Chelsea’s attacking threat, stressing that the second leg demanded a very different approach from the first encounter.
“We are definitely prepared to win this match. Today was a very different game from the previous game at Stamford Bridge,” Arteta said.
“We dealt with that really well, the way the team competed and understood what we had to do was really impressive, and now let’s win the Carabao Cup final.”
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior, however, was left frustrated by his side’s failure to find a decisive moment, despite what he felt was a stronger second-half performance.
The Blues came into the match needing to overturn the first-leg deficit and struggled to carve out clear-cut chances for much of the game.
Substitutes Cole Palmer and Estevao injected more energy after the break, but Chelsea were unable to convert their pressure into a goal.
Reflecting on the defeat, Rosenior admitted that missed opportunities and a late lapse proved costly.
“We dominated the areas we wanted to in the second half, but we didn’t find that quality moment,” he told ITV1.
“When you’re pushing as we were, we put both defenders in the box and in the last few minutes of injury time that (conceding) can always happen.
“Arsenal know they were in for a game today, over both ties. I think there are clear improvements from the first leg to the second.
“Yes, it’s painful to lose, you want to go through. We need to keep making improvements, which I’m seeing.”
Arsenal will now shift their attention to the Carabao Cup final, where they will face the winner of the semi-final clash between Manchester City and Newcastle United, scheduled to kick off at 9 p.m. later today.
