Hello and welcome to **football.london** for live coverage of Liam Rosenior's post-match press conference following Chelsea's 3-2 defeat to Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
The Gunners took the lead early on when Ben White headed home from a corner. It was 2-0 in the second-half when Viktor Gyokeres took advantage of a mistake from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, but the Blues found a route back into the tie through substitute Alejandro Garnacho.
When Martin Zubimendi made it 3-1 to the visitors on 71 minutes, it looked as if Arsenal would take a two-goal advantage into next month's second-leg. Though Garnacho was on hand to reduce the deficit with just seven minutes of normal time remaining in west London.
It's the first defeat of Rosenior's reign at Stamford Bridge and we will hear from the Chelsea head coach shortly. **Bobby Vincent** is at Stamford Bridge to bring you word-for-word updates from Rosenior's presser.
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Good evening and welcome to **football.london** for live coverage of Liam Rosenior's post-match press conference following Chelsea's defeat to Arsenal tonight.
The Gunners boast a 3-2 advantage going into next month's second-leg. The Blues were outclassed for large chunks of the semi-final first-leg this evening but are only a goal down on aggregate.
We will hear from Rosenior shortly.
Liam Rosenior reacts during Chelsea's clash with Arsenal (Image: Marc Atkins)