US EditionVan Dijk’s extra-time header wins English League Cup for Liverpool over Chelsea
- Liverpool won the League Cup final 1-0 against Chelsea in extra time with Van Dijk's header securing their 10th title.
- Klopp's young Liverpool team overcame injuries and a close call with penalties to pull off the win at Wembley.
- Chelsea's loss marks six straight defeats in major domestic finals, a first in English football history, under manager Mauricio Pochettino.
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Liverpool wins League Cup, Van Dijk strikes late to sink Chelsea
Liverpool won the League Cup in dramatic fashion as Virgil van Dijk's header late in extra-time sealed a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's injury-hit side finished a grueling clash with a host of raw youngsters on the pitch, but it was their experienced captain who clinched the club's 10th League Cup triumph. Van Dijk earlier had a goal controversially disallowed by VAR, but the Dutch defender pounced to nod home with …
Soccer-Energy-sapped Chelsea rue missed chances against Liverpool
LONDON (Reuters) - There was little to separate Chelsea and Liverpool for effort, entertainment and intent through most of the League Cup final on Sunday but the Reds came through 1-0 winners and their opponents will rue missed chances and a drop in intensity in extra time. Read full story
Liverpool and Chelsea staged a real battle this afternoon. With Wembley as the ideal setting for watching a match in this category, those led by Jürgen Klopp won the first trophy of the season in England after beating the London team 1-0 with a goal scored by the Dutch Virgil Van Dijk in the 118th minute. The match that was decided in overtime, had an active participation of the VAR, which ended up canceling a goal for each team. Infarting defin…
Liverpool won in the final moments of extra time 1-0 against Chelsea on Sunday at Wembley, and thus conquered the English League Cup, the first trophy for the 'Reds' since 2022. Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk headed in a corner kick when everyone thought it was already time for penalty kicks, deciding the final in the 118th minute and allowing Liverpool to dream of ending the season with a quadruple of titles, as the current leader of the Premie…
Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 after extra time. Virgil van Dijk is the match winner. Ryan Gravenberch has to leave the field with an injury after 22 minutes.
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