Liverpool won the English League Cup

Liverpool entered the League Cup final without their best squad due to injury. In that context, coach Jurgen Klopp fielded a patchwork squad with many players who were not regular starters.

However, Liverpool still showed their strength when they had the upper hand. The "Red Brigade" (nicknamed Liverpool) had many dangerous situations. However, the red-shirted strikers all let them slip away in an extremely regrettable way.

On the other hand, Chelsea also proved that their 1-1 draw with Man City a few days ago was not a stroke of luck. Coach Mauricio Pochettino's team had some sharp attacks. But the strikers of the blue team kept wasting their chances.

The end of the second half was when Chelsea missed the most chances. Conor Gallagher was the focus with an unsuccessful face-off and a close-range shot that went into the sky.

The reason Chelsea were able to continuously approach Liverpool's goal was because coach Klopp had just made continuous substitutions before. Many young players were put on the field, causing Liverpool's squad to become unbalanced.

Liverpool played better in extra time, but the young players could not help the "Red Brigade" have a solid game. Only luck and the clumsiness of Chelsea's strikers helped Liverpool avoid conceding a goal.

And as the match entered its final minutes, the fans at Wembley Stadium were thinking about the penalty shootout when the unexpected happened. In the 118th minute, from a corner kick by Kostas Tsimikas, center-back Virgil Van Dijk jumped high and headed the ball into the Chelsea net.

Chelsea players clearly have not learned their lesson. That is because in the 62nd minute, Van Dijk headed the ball past goalkeeper Djordje Petrović but the referee did not recognize the goal.

In the end, Liverpool defeated Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2023-2024 League Cup.