It's the repetition of the Carabao Cup! English giants Liverpool clinched the title by beating Chelsea in a tiebreaker in the Carabao Cup final in February. Yesterday, Liverpool and Chelsea, two arch-rivals face off in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on the same ground. In that match, Liverpool beat Chelsea in Tribeaker by 6-5 & win the FA Cup after a decade. As a result, Chelsea is in the throes of a tiebreaker loss to Liverpool in two finals this season. Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the FA Cup for the 8th time.
Chelsea had a chance of revenge in the final at Wembley Stadium yesterday. They had a good chance to avenge the loss in the League Cup in February. After losing to Real Madrid a few days ago, they were also knocked out of the Champions League. They made a great comeback in the second leg but didn't win the match in the end. So, winning this match was a good opportunity to increase their trophy numbers as well as their confidence.
On the other hand, this match was a good test for Liverpool. A few days later they will face Real Madrid in the Champions League Mega final. Before that match, the All-Reds wanted to boost their confidence by beating last year's UCL champions.
In the final, both teams started playing offensive football from the beginning. Liverpool had a chance to advance in just 8 minutes of the game. Colombian striker Luis Diaz beat Chelsea's defense and took a great shot, but it was blocked by Chelsea's goalkeeper Mendy. Mendy was instrumental in winning the title last season. Shortly afterward, Chelsea lost a great chance to score when Lukaku had a handball in the D-box. In the 33rd minute of the match, the best star of Liverpool Mohammad Salah had to leave the field after getting injured due to a bad tackle from German defender Rudiger. He was replaced by the Portuguese star Diago Jota. However, neither team could score a goal in the allotted time. As a result, the game is played in extra time. In extra time, both teams also failed to open their scoreboard.
In the end, the same thing happens in Carabao Cup. Liverpool won the FA Cup again after 16 years with a great performance from Brazilian goalkeeper Alison Baker in the tiebreaker. This win will help them to boost their confidence before the Champions League final against Real Madrid. Liverpool wants to take revenge for the loss in the 2018 Champions League Final.
On the other hand, Chelsea has lost the three consecutive FA Cup Final. This is their hattrick of losses. They lost to Arsenal in 2020 and Leicester City in 2021. They also lost against Liverpool in 2022. Chelsea have to wait more years to win this historical FA Cup.
