Wembley; Liverpool clinch FA Cup title Liverpool beat Chelsea in a penalty shootout to win the title. This is Liverpool’s eighth FA Cup title. This is Chelsea ‘s third consecutive defeat in the FA Cup final. This is Liverpool’s second title this season. Earlier, the team had won the League Cup.
Liverpool attacked in the first minutes of the FA Cup final. Liverpool also dominated possession of the ball, creating several chances. He had 67% ball possession in the first 15 minutes. Chelsea defended the Liverpool move beautifully. Later, Chelsea also started attacking. Liverpool goalkeeper Allison Becker shone with excellent saves. Liverpool suffered a major setback in the 33rd minute. Injured superstar Mohammad Salah leaves the field. Diego Jotta came on as a substitute. Jota also created the most chances in the first half. The first half ended goalless despite several advances.
The second half started with Chelsea’s sharp attacks. The Blues’ advances constantly sowed fear in Liverpool’s penalty box. But Liverpool were not ready to surrender. Slowly Klopp and his team advanced, unleashing a barrage of attacks. Liverpool created several scoring chances in the final minutes of the game. The Liverpool players made several appearances in the Blue box’s penalty box. But the goal was empty. The second half ended goalless and the game went into extra time.
The match went into a shootout as the winner could not be determined in extra time either. Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 in a shootout to win their eighth FA Cup title. Chelsea have also won the FA Cup eight times.
Earlier, the two teams had met in the final of the League Cup. Liverpool beat Chelsea in a penalty shootout that day. After the 2000-01 season, Liverpool became the first team to win the Domestic Cup in England in a single season.
Prior to this, Chelsea and Liverpool met in the FA Cup final in 2012. The Blue Army was crowned that day. This was Chelsea’s third consecutive FA Cup final. They lost to Arsenal in 2020 and Leicester City in 2021. Prior to this, Arsenal had played three consecutive FA Cup finals.