""Football gives you another chance," Arteta said. "We have been really consistent again in this competition and now we have to knock another big team out to be in the final. That is the mission. "Hopefully, we have learned from last year because it was painful, especially in the manner that the games went, and the amount of chances we missed to go through. So this year we want to be better and more efficient.""
"The competition carries particular significance for Arteta after last season's 4-0 aggregate defeat by Newcastle at the same stage. The defeat was compounded by a Champions League semi-final defeat and finishing 10 points behind Premier League winners Liverpool in second, leaving the 2019/20 FA Cup as Arteta's only trophy since taking charge. Arsenal enter the tie competing on four fronts, leading the Premier League and Champions League standings and reaching the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win at second-tier Portsmouth on Sunday."
Mikel Arteta has made eliminating Chelsea from the EFL Cup a mission to deliver Arsenal their first major trophy in almost six years. Arsenal travel to Stamford Bridge for the semi-final first leg while potentially missing Riccardo Calafiori, Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera, with doubts over William Saliba that may force a makeshift back line. Last season's 4-0 aggregate defeat to Newcastle, a Champions League semi-final loss and a second-place Premier League finish left only the 2019/20 FA Cup as silverware under Arteta. Arsenal compete on four fronts, leading the Premier League and Champions League and advancing in the FA Cup.
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