Tottenham can’t make it to the final vs. Chelsea goes up and loses.
Liverpool defeated Chelsea 1-0 in extra time to win the Carabao Cup final of the 2023-2024 season at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Saturday (June 26).
In doing so, Liverpool became the first club to win the League Cup 10 times. It was a special achievement for the Reds because it came with Klopp, who is stepping down at the end of the season. Chelsea, on the other hand, fought back tears as they lost to Liverpool in the final for the second time since the 2021-2022 season.
Chelsea rattled the net In the 32nd minute, Jackson broke down the right flank and sent the ball the other way. It looked like Sterling would finish to give Chelsea the lead, 토토사이트 but video assistant referee (VAR) showed Jackson was offside.
Liverpool hit the ground running with goalmouth misfortune. In the 40th minute, Robertson’s cross was headed on by Gakpo. But the ball hit the post. The first half ended goalless.
The second half was equally scoreless.
In the seventh minute of the second half, Enso’s heel shot in front of goal went wide of the post, and in the 13th minute, Elliott’s volley was saved by the keeper.
Another goal was disallowed. In the 15th minute of the second half, Robertson’s free kick was met with a powerful header by Vandyke. However, VAR showed that Endo, who was in an offside position, was involved in the goal.
Chelsea pushed forward in the closing stages, but were unable to capitalize. Gallagher’s shot in the 30th minute hit the left post, and in the 40th minute, Gallagher failed to finish a one-on-one opportunity. Both teams were unable to find a winner in 90 minutes, sending the match into extra time.
In the 13th minute of stoppage time, Liverpool finally broke through. A corner kick from Kostas Chimikas was headed in by Van Dijk, who found the back of the net. The Reds held on for the rest of the game to lift their 10th League Cup trophy.
After the game
Klopp called it “the most special trophy for 20 years” and added: “It’s great to win it again as part of Liverpool, I’m so proud. We deserved it.” The Reds are celebrating their last dance with Klopp, who is stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season.
The loss also ended Chelsea’s streak of six consecutive English domestic cup “finals”. “Chelsea lost the EFL Cup in 2019, the FA Cup in 2020, the FA Cup in 2021, the EFL Cup in 2022, the FA Cup in 2022, and the EFL Cup in 2024,” according to soccer statistics firm Optazo.
That’s literally six finals in the same period of time, 파워볼실시간 and they lost them all. “Chelsea are the first team in English soccer history to lose six consecutive domestic cup finals,” said TalkSPORT, which recently criticized Chelsea’s poor finals performance.