Arsenal came close to the League Cup final for the first time since 2018 after a 3-2 victory over host Chelsea, in the first leg of the tournament at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.Ben White, Victor Yukrich and Martin Zubimendi scored for Mikel Arteta's team, which imposed its dominance, but the brace of substitute Alejandro Garnacho maintained Chelsea's hopes.White scored a goal with a usual header from Arsenal in the seventh minute, and Jokrich took advantage of a mistake by Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to make the score 2-0 immediately after the end of the break.Garnacho reduced the gap four minutes after coming on as a substitute, but Zubimendi ended a wonderful attack by Arsenal to restore his team's lead by two goals in the 71st minute.It looked as if Arsenal would return to the other side of town with a significant lead in the return match, but Garnacho was present to shoot the ball into the net in a crowd of players late in the match.Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the first leg of the round match...
