Good afternoon! Welcome to Wembley to enjoy the Carabao Cup final. Chelsea and Liverpool will meet again two years after the 2022 final… which ended with the Reds winning in the penalty shootout. Since then things have changed a lot and both arrive at the temple of English football with a lot at stake. Chelsea will seek the first title of the ‘Boehly era’. Liverpool, for their part, will try to pay Klopp their first tribute after the announcement of his departure.
These are two of the most successful teams in the history of the tournament. The Blues won the last title in 2015 and have five trophies in their cabinets. Liverpool has nine. The winningest club in the history of the EFL Cup. The direct confrontation between the two in the Carabao Cup could not be more even. Four wins for each and one draw. The last precedent was, precisely, in the final of the 2022 edition that the ‘reds’ won. The duel on the benches is more unequal. Seven wins for Klopp, five draws… and only one win for Pochettino.
His path to the final, yes, has been quite different. More difficult, in theory, is that of the Reds, who have had to overcome teams like Leicester, Bournemouth, West Ham and Fulham. Chelsea have only faced two Premier League teams: Brighton and Newcastle. However, Pochettino’s men have had to suffer much more. Especially in the last two rounds. They went through to the quarter-finals against the ‘Hurracas’ on penalties and, in the semi-finals, they had to come back in the second leg against Middlesbrough.
Both teams, although they are fighting for very different heights, arrive wrapped in a quite positive dynamic. Chelsea comes from drawing with Manchester City and, previously, they won two consecutive victories. Liverpool, with the exception of the puncture against Arsenal, still hasn’t taken their foot off the accelerator. It’s a beautiful game ahead of us in which the losses suffered by both teams are going to play a fundamental role. Can you come with us?
2024-02-25 14:08:06
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