At 0:30 a.m. on February 28th, Beijing time, the 2021-2022 English League Cup final was staged passionately at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea played Liverpool. In the first half, Mount missed the opportunity and the two sides scored a goalless draw; in the second half, Mount shot at the center post, Matip’s header was blown, and Havertz’s goal was also ruled invalid, and the two teams ended in a stalemate again. The 90-minute regular game time ended, the two sides were still tied 0-0, and the game was dragged into overtime. In overtime, Lukaku and Havertz were blown offside goals successively. At the end of 120 minutes, the two sides still have no winner, and the two teams had to decide the champion through penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Kepa missed the ball and Liverpool won 11-10 and won the ninth League Cup in team history.
In this game, for Chelsea, Kante led the midfield, while Havertz started with Pulisic and Mount on the forward line, and Lukaku was on standby; for Liverpool, Firmino was absent due to injury, Salah, Mane and Dias formed a trident in the frontcourt. Thiago was injured in the warm-up before the game, and Keita temporarily replaced the starting lineup. In the 6th minute, Chelsea took the lead in creating a threat. Havertz held the ball on the left side of the midfield, and then came to the top of the penalty area and slanted to the right side of the penalty area. Azpilicueta got the ball and crossed to the middle of the goal. Unmarked left-footed shot was saved by Kelleher.
In the 12th minute, Mane dribbled the ball into the penalty area on the left side of the frontcourt and knocked back. Dias stopped the ball and adjusted a low shot with his right foot, which was blocked by Kante. In the 16th minute, Kovacic made a precise pass in the midfield. Havertz got the ball from the left side of the frontcourt and swept the middle of the penalty area. The right-footed volley near Mount’s point was blocked, and then Kovacic got the ball from outside the penalty area. The shot was blocked again. In the 18th minute, Arnold crossed the penalty area with a curved ball in the middle of the frontcourt, and Mane’s front plug missed the ball. In the 22nd minute, Arnold took a tactical set-piece, and Salah volleyed his left foot from the top of the penalty area and missed the left post.
In the 24th minute, Fabinho headed the ferry, and Van Dijk’s right-footed volley from the right side of the penalty area was blocked. In the 29th minute, Arnold made a cross, and Van Dijk’s header in the penalty area was blocked. 1 minute later, Keita’s right-footed long-range shot from outside the penalty area was pounced by Mendy. Mane inserted the ball on the left side of the small penalty area and got the ball with his left-footed supplementary shot and was resolved by Mendy again. In the 39th minute, Havertz made a straight pass, and Pulisic’s right-footed volley from the right side of the penalty area was saved. In the 45th minute, Havertz made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Mount inserted his right foot in the middle and shot the ball. The ball rubbed the right post and flew out of the baseline. The first half ended with a goalless draw between the two sides 0-0.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. In the 49th minute, Havertz picked a pass from the middle of the frontcourt. Mount stopped the ball in the chest and then wiped it into the penalty area to face Kelleher with a low shot with his right foot. The ball hit the right post and bounced back into the field. Chelsea missed the lead. In the 54th minute, Mane passed the ball, and Dias got the ball from the left side of the penalty area and hit the goal with his right foot, which was blocked again. In the 57th minute, Chelsea suffered an injury blow. Azpilicueta could not insist on being replaced by Reece James due to injury. 1 minute later, Mount and Havertz volleyed with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area. The angle was too positive and was confiscated by Kelleher.
In the 64th minute, Mendy made a mistake and was cut off. Liverpool quickly launched a counterattack in the backcourt, Mane made a straight pass, Salah single-handedly entered the penalty area and faced the attacking Mendy with his left foot and shot from the far corner. Thiago Schier Watts hit the goal line to clear the ball in time, and Chelsea escaped. In the 67th minute, Alonso brought down Salah, Liverpool got a set ball on the right side of the periphery, Arnold took a penalty and passed the ball to the left side of the small penalty area, Mane headed the ball to ferry, Matip nods his hammer and enters the net, on duty. After checking the VAR, the referee determined that Van Dijk was in an offside position to interfere with the defense, and the goal was invalid.
In the 73rd minute, Chelsea replaced two people in a row, Werner and Lukaku came on and replaced Pulisic and Mount respectively. In the 75th minute, Arnold made a precise long pass, and Dias single-handedly entered the penalty area in the middle of the frontcourt with a left-footed volley that was saved by Mendy. In the 78th minute, Werner inserted a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Havertz scored with a header. The linesman raised his flag to signal that he was offside first, and the goal was invalid. In the 90th minute, Liverpool got a right corner kick. Arnold took a penalty and passed the ball to the penalty area. Van Dijk headed the goal from the middle, and Mendy flew to save the ball. The 90-minute regular game time ended, the two sides were tied 0-0, and the game was dragged into overtime.
Overtime begins in the first half. In the 94th minute, Lukaku passed back, and Werner dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area and shot the far corner slightly above the crossbar. In the 98th minute, Chaloba slanted the ball, Lukaku dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area and then dunked Van Dijk with his left foot to score a volley. In the 105th minute, Havertz held the ball at a high speed from the left and was intercepted by Arnold. Arnold, who fell to the ground, hooked Havertz with his foot. Then the two of them headed the bull. Elliott directly pushed Havertz forward. When the conflict escalates, the referee on duty should intervene in a timely manner to resolve the conflict.
In the second half of overtime, the two teams changed sides and fought again. In the 110th minute, Lukaku made a cross from the left side of the frontcourt, and Havertz got the ball from the left side of the penalty area and adjusted his pace to score a volley with his left foot. In the 119th minute, Chelsea made a substitution, and Kepa came on to replace Mendy. Later, when the coach on duty blew the whistle for the end of extra time, the two sides still drew 0-0, and the two teams will decide the winner through a penalty shootout.
The shootout begins. In the first round, Milner took the lead and deceived Kepa with a right-footed volley to the left of the goal. Alonso then quickly responded, Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea; in the second round, Fabinho took a penalty kick and hit the middle of the goal. The goal was scored, and then Lukaku hit a volley with his left foot, Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea; in the third round, Van Dijk hit the goal with his right foot, and then Havertz left foot in one fell swoop, Liverpool 3-3 Chelsea; in the fourth round, Arnold, Reece James made both free throws, Liverpool 4-4 Chelsea; in the fifth round, Salah volleyed with his left foot to the right of the goal, and then Jorginho also made a hit, Liverpool 5-5 Chelsea; in the sixth round, if Tower and Rudiger both made the penalty, Liverpool 6-6 Chelsea; in the seventh round, Origi made a penalty, Kante returned the color, Liverpool 7-7 Chelsea; In the eighth round, Robertson and Werner both made it overnight, Liverpool 8-8 Chelsea; In the ninth round, Elliott and Thiago Silva both scored the ball, Liverpool 9-9 Chelsea; In the tenth round, Konate and Chaloba did not miss, Liverpool 10-10 Chelsea;In the eleventh round, Kelleher made a penalty, Kepa kicked the ball away, Liverpool 11-10 Chelsea.
In the end, Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties and won the 9th League Cup in team history.
Lineups for both teams:
Chelsea (3-4-3): 16-Mendy (1-Kepa 118′)/14-Chaloba, 6-Thiago-Silva, 2-Rudiger/28-Aspira Quetta (24-Reece-James 57′), 7-Kante, 8-Kovacic (5-Jorginho 105′), 3-Alonso/29-Haverts, 10-Plissey Qi (11-Werner 73′), 19-Mount (9-Lukaku 73′)
Liverpool (4-3-3): 62-Kelleher/66-Arnold, 32-Matip (5-Conat 91′), 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson/14-Henderson (67) ‘Elliott 79′), 3-Fabinho, 8-Keita (7-Milner 80′)/11-Salah, 10-Mane (20-Jota 80′), 23- Dias (27- Origi 97’)Return to Sohu, see more
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