As an annual event in England, this season's Premier League Cup final was staged between the two giants of Chelsea and Liverpool. In history, Liverpool has won the tournament a total of 8 times, and as last season's Champions League champion, Chelsea has only won the cup three times, both teams have not tasted the taste of the English League Cup for more than 5 years, from the historical background, many Liverpool fans think that Chelsea is a pseudo-giant, so the contradiction between the two teams has a long history, and the vicious battle is about to erupt.
The pace of the two teams was relatively slow in the first half, pulisic's close-range burst was blocked by the goalkeeper in the 6th minute, Salah's direct free-kick was deflected in the 22nd minute, Keita's long-range shot was turned away by Mendy in the 30th minute, and Mane's shot was confiscated by Mendy. In the 44th minute, Mount counter-attacked in a single-handed shot that was deflected, and five minutes into the second half, Mount's single-handed ball hit the upright, or had no chance to rewrite the score. Finally, in the 67th minute, the deadlock on the field was broken. Arnold fired a free kick, the ball was hoisted to the back of the penalty area, Mane jumped high to complete the ferry, and then Matip rushed to the top, but after repeated confirmations, the referee determined that Van Dijk was suspected of interfering with the goalkeeper during the goal, and the goal was cancelled.
In the 77th minute, Werner crossed to Havertz after a counter-attack in front of the field, but was whistled offside. Coming to extra time, Chelsea still have a chance. In the 97th minute, the Blues found a golden opportunity to counterattack in the front, Lukaku received a direct attack from his teammates and ran for a long time, then he entered the box to face the goalkeeper's calm push, the ball straight into the dead corner of the goal. Just as Chelsea were preparing to celebrate, VAR stepped in again, and after a long wait, Lukaku was blown off for shaving offside, and the score was still not rewritten.
In the second half of extra time, Chelsea got a chance to kill. In the 110th minute, Chelsea launched an attack on the left side, Alonso split the side to Lukaku, after looking up for a little observation, Lukaku sent a very covert cross, Havertz stopped the ball in the box and shot into the far corner of the goal. However, after confirming with the video assistant referee, the referee still believed that Havertz was slightly offside, the goal was still invalid, and the two sides fought 0-0. In the penalty shootout, both sides hit all the first ten rounds, and in the 11th round, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa kicked an anti-aircraft cannon, while Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher hit it steadily, and Liverpool won the penalty shootout.
In this game, a total of 4 wonderful goals were produced, but all of them were blown away by the referee, which can be said to be dramatic. The two teams are also doing their best, and their desire for the championship is overflowing. From the statistics after the game, it can be seen that Chelsea's possession rate is only 45%, Liverpool is 55%, in terms of the number of shots, Chelsea has only 9 times, Liverpool has as many as 20 feet, and the number of corners is 11 times, so Klopp's team is a more excellent side, and it is reasonable to win the championship.
Interestingly, Kepa came in the last minute of extra time and it was clear that Tuchel wanted to save the penalty. But in the end, the 11 penalties of the Liverpool players, Kepa not only did not save, but finally decided the penalty, Kepa's shot can only be described as outrageous, it can be said that he is the biggest sinner of Chelsea's loss of the title. Considering chelsea's internal and external troubles this season, boss Abu announced that he would abandon the team, and the relationship between lukaku and Tuchel in the team was very tense, and chelsea would probably book four in advance this season.