The Liverpool keeps the dream alive quadruplet after defeating the Chelsea in the FA Cup. those of Tuchel They suffered a serious setback: both teams played the final of the other English cup, the Carabao Cup, this same season, and the outcome was the same. Goalless during the match, penalties condemned Chelsea again.
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Chelsea F.C.
mendy; Chalobah (Azpilicueta, M.105), Thiago Silva, Rudiger; James, Kovacic (Kante, M.64), Jorginho, Alonso; Mount, Lukaku (Ziyech, M.85), Pulisic (Loftus-Cheek, M.105 (Barkley, M.119)).
Liverpool F.C.
Allison; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk (Matip, M.91), Robertson (Tsimikas, M.111); Keita (Milner, M.74), Henderson, Thiago; Salah (Jota, M.33), Mané, Luis Díaz (Firmino, M.98).
goals
-. Penalties: 1-0 Alonso, 1-1 Milner; 1-1 Azpilicueta, 1-2 Thiago; 2-2 James, 2-3 Firmino; 3-3 Barkley, 3-4 Alexander-Arnold; 4-4 Jorginho, 4-4 Mane; 5-4 Ziyech, 5-5 Diogo Jota; 5-5 Mount, 5-6 Tsimikas.
Referee
Craig Pawson. TA: James (M.77).
The failures in the batch were Azpilicueta and Mountthat of the English stopped by Allison in sudden death. the side Tsimikas scored the winning shot for a Liverpool that was on the brink of the abyss: Mendy saved the fifth penalty of the shootout, the work of mane, that would have decided the final. In heads or tails, Diogo Jota withstood the pressure. Mason Mountnot.
It is difficult to explain how Chelsea and Liverpool they have played 240 minutes of football at Wembley this season without scoring a goal. The FA Cup final ended in a carousel of plot twists, with moments of dominance for both teams and several injuries for Liverpool. 14 days before the Champions League final, Klopp had to replace Salah and Van Dijk due to physical problems at Wembley.
Without the best Salah, he was left Louis Diaz. The Colombian once again showed that he has fallen on his feet in the ‘reds’ being the best attacker not only of Klopp but of the match: he was declared Finals MVP. His boots led Liverpool’s best start and brushed the goal of Mendy in several attempts. Salah’s injury after half an hour chilled his team’s dominance, and Chelsea responded with Pulisic as a spearhead. The American and Mark Alonso They had two chances to open the can. The Spanish was only stopped by an immense Alisson.
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The second half started as the first ended: with the best Chelsea. Marcos Alonso attacked again, exploding a lateral free kick to the post. Lukaku, unpublished, sent his best attempt to the clouds, and those of Tuchel they ended up wasting their arreón. The perfect moment for Liverpool to take the reins. Milner gave air to those of Klopp, Luis Díaz was still committed and misguided, and Robertson missed the best chance of the game: a center with Mendy sold that finished off the post when he had everything in his favor.
The end was written: The final had to go back to penalties. That time Tuchel did not give entrance to Kepa and i trust mendy. The result did not change. Chelsea become the first team to lose three finals in a row at Wembley. Klopp wins his first FA Cup.