Football

Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to win English League Cup

By Aman Shukla

Liverpool won the League Cup last in dramatic style as Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to give the Reds an 11-10 shoot-out win after a pulsating 0-0 draw at Wembley on Sunday. Liverpool clinched their first domestic knockout prize since the 2012 League Cup when Kepa blasted his spot-kick high over the bar. It was the only miss in the nerve-jangling shoot-out, which saw Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher score his penalty just before Kepa failed.

Ironically, Kepa was sent on at the end of extra-time to replace Edouard Mendy given his reputation as a penalty-saving expert, however, the Spaniard couldn’t save any of Liverpool’s kicks.

While there were no goals in 120 minutes, this was a fascinating final which created many chances for both sides to win it before the cruel denouement.

Liverpool have lifted the League Cup a record nine times, moving ahead of Manchester City, while Klopp is the first German manager to win the tournament after finally tasting Wembley success following two previous defeats as a boss there.

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Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]