League Cup Final 2021-22 - Liverpool v Chelsea

 Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (Liverpool won 11-10 on penalties)
 Game Date ::  27.02.2022
 Competition ::  League Cup Final
 Stadium ::  Wembley Stadium
 Spectators :: 85,212

62 Caoimhin Kelleher
4 Virgil van Dijk
26 Andrew Robertson
32 Joel Matip
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Y, 105')
3 Fabinho
8 Naby Keita
14 Jordan Henderson
10 Sadio Mane
11 Mohamed Salah
23 Luis Diaz
Subs
1 Alisson
5 Ibrahima Konate on for Joel Matip 90'
21 Kostas Tsimikas
7 James Milner on for Nany Keita 80'
67 Harvey Elliott on for Jordan Henderson 80'
15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
18 Takumi Minamino
20 Diogo Jota on for Sadio Mane 80'
27 Divock Origi on for Luid Diaz 97'

Penalty Shoot Out

James Milner Scores 0:1

Marco Alonso Scores 1:1

Fabinho Scores 1:2

Romelu Lukaku Scores 2:2

Virgil van Dijk Scores 2:3

Kai Havertz Scores 3:3

Trent Alexander-Arnold Scores 3:4

Reece James Scores 4:4

Mohamed Salah Scores 4:5

Jorginho Scores 5:5

Diogo Jota Scores 5:6

Antonio Rudiger Scores 6:6

Divock Origi Scores 6:7

N'Golo Kante Scores 7:7

Andrew Robertson Scores 7:8

Timo Werner Scores 8:8

Harvey Elliott Scores 8:9

Thiago Silva Scores 9:9

Ibrahima Konate Scores 9:10

Trevoh Chalobah Scores 10:10

Caoimhin Kelleher Scores 10:11

Liverpool won a dramatic penalty shoot-out to secure the first domestic trophy of the season after a classic Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley.v

Kepa Arrizabalaga, brought on in the closing moments of extra time as a penalty specialist, missed the decisive spot-kick after a magnificent game came down to a shoot-out between Chelsea's keeper and his Liverpool counterpart Caoimhin Kelleher.

Kelleher made it 11 penalties from 11 for Liverpool but Kepa blazed wildly over the top as a high-class showpiece was decided by the finest of margins after 21 successful attempts.

Chelsea, who had three goals disallowed for offside, were left to rue two big misses by Mason Mount but they were also grateful for a magnificent display from keeper Edouard Mendy, who produced a string of outstanding saves.

Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed, for a record ninth League Cup success.

Manager Jurgen Klopp made it clear as soon as Liverpool reached Wembley that Kelleher would retain his place as the Reds' goalkeeper in this competition ahead of first-choice Alisson.

It was a decision laced with an element of risk but the 23-year-old repaid Klopp with a complete performance that included scoring Liverpool's 11th and final penalty.

This was a small element of a remarkably assured performance that started with a crucial early save from Christian Pulisic and also saw him deny Chelsea a last-gasp win with a near-post block from Romelu Lukaku in the closing seconds of extra time.

Kelleher was composed in every aspect of his game as he dominated his area and handled everything that came his way, confirming his growing reputation as a goalkeeper of high promise.

Liverpool had to go all the way to win this trophy for the first time since 2012.

Klopp was forced into a late reshuffle after a tearful Thiago Alcantara was injured in the warm-up, drafting in Naby Keita as a late replacement.

Liverpool traded near misses with Chelsea as both teams refused to take a backward step and it was right that only penalties could separate the sides after an outstanding Wembley occasion.

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