LONDON (AP) ― Arsenal was eliminated in the League Cup quarterfinals with an embarrassing loss to fourth-tier Bradford, falling 3-2 in a penalty shootout Tuesday.

Thomas Vermaelen failed to convert the decisive spot kick for the Premier League giants, having earlier scored an 87th-minute equalizer to take the game into extra time. The match finished at 1-1 after 120 minutes, despite Arsenal fielding a near full-strength team.

“They have world-class players ... but the way the lads stuck to their job, you have to give them credit,” said Bradford manager Gary Parkinson, whose side has won an English-record nine shootouts in a row.

Aston Villa joined Bradford in the semifinals by beating Norwich 4-1.

With Arsenal seventh in the league standings and without a trophy since 2005, manager Arsene Wenger’s judgment is being questioned as never before in his 16 years at the club.

His team failed to produce a shot on target until the 69th minute on a freezing night at Valley Parade, with Bradford having pierced Arsenal’s brittle defense through Garry Thompson’s fine volley following a 16th-minute free kick.

A late rally saw Vermaelen head home the equalizer from close range, and Santi Cazorla fired a shot against the bar in the second half of extra time that Arsenal dominated.

Italy

Roma beat Atalanta 3-0 in the fifth round of the Italian Cup despite playing most of the second half with 10 men.

Miralem Pjanic and Pablo Osvaldo put Roma up 2-0 and Mattia Destro added a goal shortly after halftime. Osvaldo drew a red card 10 minutes into the second half for an elbow on Atalanta defender Carlos Matheu.

France

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored three goals to help Paris-Saint Germain beat Valenciennes 4-0 in the French league.

Ibrahimovic has 17 league goals since arriving from AC Milan in the offseason.

Ezequiel Lavezzi added a fourth with 8 minutes to go for PSG.