On Wednesday evening, the last two quarter-final matches of the English League Cup took place. The first match took place at Stamford Bridge stadium, where London's Chelsea achieved a great victory. Antonio Conte's team won 2-1 against Bournemouth and advanced to the semi-finals. In the 13th minute, Willian scored for Chelsea. The hosts successfully held on for the rest of the match, but in the 90th minute, Bournemouth unexpectedly equalized with a great goal by Gosling. It seemed like the teams would have to play extra time, but Chelsea was not willing to spend more time in the field - in the next attack, Alvaro Morata unexpectedly beat the opponent's defense and scored the winning goal for Chelsea. A sensation occurred at Bristol City's stadium, where they dramatically eliminated Manchester United from the tournament. In the last minute of the match, the hosts scored a goal that led them to the semi-finals. In the 51st minute, Bristol City took the lead, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalized just seven minutes later. Manchester United continued to attack, but the hosts created a true sensation at the end of the match - in the 93rd minute, Korey Smith scored a precise goal against Sergio Romero and Ashton Gate stadium triumphed. After these matches, all semi-final participants were revealed - Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Bristol City. Results: Chelsea 2 - 1 Bournemouth 13' [1 - 0] Willian 90' [1 - 1] D. Gosling 90+1' [2 - 1] A. Morata Bristol City 2 - 1 Man Utd 51' [1 - 0] J. Bryan 58' [1 - 1] Z. Ibrahimovic 90+3' [2 - 1] K. Smith Soon after the matches, the semi-final pairings were also determined - Manchester City will face Bristol City, while Chelsea will attempt to overcome Arsenal's barrier.
#CarabaoCup draw: @ChelseaFC v @Arsenal @ManCity v @bcfctweets pic.twitter.com/5zRLgHTCkW — Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) December 20, 2017