The final of the Carabao Cup today pitted two of England’s great teams, Liverpool and Chelsea, both in good form. Unfortunately it started with bad news for the networks, who lost Thiago in the warm-up due to injury. The Spanish-Brazilian is experiencing an ordeal of injuries and ended up crying on the bench.
Chelsea started strongly and in a great play that culminated Pulisic was about to take the lead, the goal was avoided by the Liverpool goalkeeper. The reds did not lose face in the game and they also had theirs. The first part was vibrant, and despite being a less relevant title than others, the players took the final very seriously. The intensity and tension was the general tone of the first part, leaving an exciting match with chances for both teams.
In the second half, both teams started the same, although little by little Liverpool took control of the ball, which allowed them to reach more times. Chelsea had a great opportunity to win the game, but Mount, the best of the blues, sent the ball to the post. Who did score was Liverpool through Matip, but it was annulled by the VAR. Regulation time ended with two more chances for the reds, which did not end up becoming a goal, so the game had to go into extra time.
In extra time, fatigue took its toll and we saw a game with less rhythm, but Chelsea seemed to be in better physical shape to face the end of the game. The Blues scored two goals but they were also disallowed, so the title was decided on penalties. Kepa came out for Mendy for the shootout by Chelsea and led to the shots. 11 penalties were thrown, because nobody was wrong. Legacy at the moment in which the goalkeepers had to shoot, Kepa failed and Liverpool prevailed, thus taking the title.
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