Beijing time this evening (3 1 afternoon local time in England), the draw results of the 2009/ 10 season English League Cup 1/4 finals were announced. Manchester duo will face London duo, among which defending champion Manchester United will face 2008 champion Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City will face Arsenal. Chelsea, another big club, signed better players against Blackburn at the bottom of the Premier League. The competition time is165438+1October 30th.
The specific collocation is as follows:
Blackburn versus Chelsea
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Portsmouth vs Aston Villa
Manchester city vs arsenal
Blackburn and Chelsea met in the Carling Cup twice in history. The first time was in the final of 1997/98 season 1/32. At that time, Chelsea drew with Blackburn at home 1- 1 and eliminated their opponents in a penalty shootout of 4- 1. The second match between the two sides was the final of the 2006/07 season132, and Chelsea eliminated their opponents 2-0.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have met five times in the Carling Cup. The first three times were in 1979/80 season,198182 season and 1989/90 season respectively. Manchester United 1 win and 4 losses. 1998/99 season final, Tottenham beat Manchester United 3- 1 at home and finally won the championship. The last time the two sides played each other was in the Carling Cup final last season. In this match held at Wembley Stadium in London, Manchester United and Tottenham scored a goalless draw in 120 minutes. In the penalty shootout, Manchester United goalkeeper Foster saved shots from Tottenham O 'Hara and Kolluka, and finally Manchester United won the championship 4-/Kloc-0.
Portsmouth and Aston Villa met in the Carling Cup in 1983/84 season, and Aston Villa eliminated Portsmouth 5-4 in two rounds.
Manchester City and Arsenal have met in the Carling Cup five times in history. The first four times were 1977/78, 1985/86, 1986/87 and 1990/9 1 respectively. Arsenal's record is 4 wins and 65438. The last time the two sides met in the Carling Cup was in 2004/05, when Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-/Kloc-0 with goals from Van Persie and cabassi Young.