This Sunday, Chelsea and Liverpool decided the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London. After finishing normal time and extra time at 0 to 0, in penalties Liverpool went 11 to 10 and secured the title.
Now, both teams return to the field next Wednesday for a match in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Chelsea face Luton at 16:15 (Brasília). While Liverpool duels against Norwich at 17:15.
The first half went on as expected in a clash between the two teams at the level where they are with good chances created. In the 5th minute of the first half, Pulisic received from Azpilicueta and came face to face with Kelleher, who made the save. At 30, Mendy saved Chelsea after a shot by Keitá and a rebound by Mané, making two great saves. At the end of the first half, Mason Mount was close to opening the marker, but he hit the first time and sent it out.
At the start of the second half, Mount had another chance, but he hit the beam. At 18, Salah received from Mané, came face to face with Mendy and sent over the goalkeeper, but Thiago Silva took it almost over the line.
Subsequently, Matip even opened the scoring for the Reds, when Mané headed Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick, but after reviewing the VAR, the referee disallowed the goal for offside in the bid. Minutes later it was the Blues’ turn to hit the net, but Havertz’s goal was also disallowed for offside.
Despite the chances created, the teams were not successful in defining the match within 90 minutes and the duel went into overtime. In the 7th minute of the first half of extra time, Lukaku scored, but the flag signaled an irregular position and another goal was disallowed.
In the second stage of extra time, Havertz received from Lukaku and sent it to the goal, but the bid was annulled, this time, on the field.
Milner opened the scoring for Liverpool and scored. Marcos Alonso then did for Chelsea. Fabinho put the Reds ahead with a cavadinha. Lukaku left everything the same and van Djik also converted for Liverpool. Afterwards, Havertz scored. Alexander-Arnold didn’t waste it, and Reece James did for the Blues. Salah scored the fifth, as did Jorginho.
In the alternates, Diogo Jota made the first. Rüdiger did for Chelsea. Then Origi also scored. Robertson charged and converted. Werner did too. Afterwards, Eliott scored for Liverpool. Thiago Silva did too. Konaté scored then Chalobah too. Kelleher converted in the sequel. Kepa isolated, and the title went to Liverpool for the ninth time.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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