Chelsea will try to win the trophy.
Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino commented on the victory over Blackburn (2:0) in the English League Cup and the victory in the tournament..
" We don’t play in European cups. For us, it is not possible to overcome, just like the Premier League and the English Cup, where we start in Sichna.
“Of course, we think that we will win this tournament,” Pochettino said.
In the quarter-finals, Chelsea will play away at Newcastle.
It is significant that the honorable holder of the trophy, Manchester United, flew in the first stage of the defeat from Newcastle to Old Trafford.
The matches of the 1/4 finals of the English League Cup will be played simultaneously on the 20th, at 21:45.