The Conti Cup is unique and fun, but should Arsenal and Chelsea get a free pass to the final eight?

Sophie Lawson Busy with the Women's Champions League during the league cup group stage, both Arsenal and Chelsea reached the semifinals after their first outings of the season in the competition, but do their “free passes” into the last eight further devalue the cup? How do you solve a problem like the Conti Cup? The WSL league cup — known as the Conti Cup for sponsorship reasons — returned in the midweek for the first of the knockout rounds, cutting the field of eight down to the last four.