On February 26, Beijing time, the English League Cup final ended at Wembley Stadium in London. Liverpool defeated Chelsea 1-0 in overtime. Captain Van Dijk scored the winning goal in the 118th minute. In terms of the number of League Cup wins, Liverpool ranks first with 10 championships, Manchester City ranks second with 8 championships, and Manchester United ranks third with 6 championships.
Liverpool’s winner
In the League Cup final two years ago, Liverpool and Chelsea fought hard for 120 minutes and ended in a goalless draw. After a marathon 11-round penalty shootout, Liverpool won the championship trophy 11-10. In this game, old rivals meet again. Chelsea coach Pochettino put pressure on the referee team before the game. Don’t be pressured just because this is Klopp’s last season coaching Liverpool.
After the game started, the referee’s penalty scale was generally favorable to Chelsea. In the 23rd minute, Liverpool midfielder Grafenberg was stepped on by Chelsea midfielder Caicedo during the fight. The referee did not even call a foul, and Caicedo did not receive a card for it. Hrafenberch was then taken off the field on a stretcher, and defender Gomez came on as a substitute. Klopp criticized the performance of the referee team after the game: “The two teams played very fiercely, but the referee did not grasp the scale of the game. (Hrafenberch was kicked) Isn’t it considered a foul? The fourth official explained that they Unable to play, that’s a good way to put it. We did an X-ray on Hrafnberh and there was no fracture, but there was damage to the ligaments.”
VAR intervened frequently in this game. Chelsea scored in the 32nd minute. Jackson passed from the right and Sterling followed up and scored. The video assistant referee (VAR) intervened and determined that Jackson was offside, and the goal was disallowed. In the 60th minute, Robertson took a free kick and Van Dyke scored with a header. VAR intervened again and determined that Liverpool midfielder Endo Hiro had interfered with the defensive player in an offside position, and the goal was also disallowed.
The two teams battled until the 118th minute, when the only goal of the game finally appeared. Substitute Tsimikas took a corner kick, and Van Dijk won with a header. Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher made many key saves and was elected the best player of the game. He also scored the winning penalty for Liverpool in the penalty shootout in the League Cup final two years ago.
Although Liverpool won its first championship trophy this season, it is currently full of injured players. A total of 13 players are suffering from injuries. Salah, Nunez, Jota, Alexander-Arnold and other famous players are not included in the roster for this game. , Hrafenberch and Endo Hang, who left the field on crutches, are the latest injured.
Klopp had almost no one available, and the substitutes included Kuanza, Dance, McConnell, Clark and other youth team players. Klopp said after the game: “What happened in this game is absolutely crazy. These things could not have happened. This team, this lineup, this youth academy full of personality, I am very excited to be involved tonight Proud of it.”
When commenting on this game, Manchester United star Gary Neville contributed a few words: “This is a group of Klopp’s kids versus a bunch of softies built with hundreds of millions of pounds.” Liverpool star Carragher said: “Chelsea had a chance. Win the game, but you look at the line-up Liverpool had on the pitch going into extra time and it was actually a terrible loss for Chelsea and their manager.”
Chelsea coach Pochettino’s on-the-spot command was once again questioned. The substitution of center Jackson and captain Chilwell, who had great offensive threats, were considered failures. Chelsea boss Burley is dissatisfied with Pochettino’s coaching performance, and the countdown to Pochettino’s dismissal may have begun.
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2024-02-27 01:30:10
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