Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties for the second time this season to lift their first FA Cup since 2006 and remain in the hunt for four trophies this season!Chelsea captain Cezar Azpilicueta, who only came on as a substitute, crashed his penalty off the post to give Liverpool the edge, but Edouard Mendy saved from his compatriot Sadio Mane to keep Chelsea in the shoot-out at 4-4 after the first 10 penalties have been taken.But another miss from Mason Mount proved decisive with Alisson handing Kostas Tsimikas the chance to score the winning penalty. The Greek defender struck his penalty with confidence and kicked off huge Red celebrations at Wembley!WE ARE THE #EmiratesFACup WINNERS!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/eZMe5IRbB2— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 14, 2022 The road to the penalty shootout was an entertaining if a goalless one.It was one of those days when Liverpool made a blistering start to the match. The Reds came out on the Wembley pitch all guns blazing. But unlike most of the occasions like it, the flying start didn’t result in goals. Chelsea are not just any opponent.Trevoh Chalobah managed to clear a Luis Diaz goal-bound shot off the line, but the Colombian continued to cause more problems for the yellow-clad Blues more problems.One of the Liverpool stars that failed to make a real impact was Mohamed Salah – but it wasn’t for the lack of trying. He had to come off around the half-hour mark after apparently picking up a groin injury.Liverpool win their first FA Cup title in 16 years after beating Chelsea 6-5 in post-match penalties.Chelsea have now lost a third FA Cup final in a row. Liverpool’s quadruple dream remains alive.#ShowmaxPro pic.twitter.com/GBCRvGzb4C— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) May 14, 2022 On the other end, Christian Pulisic was the main creator for Tuchel’s team, setting up Marcos Alonso with a great chance just before the break. However, the Spaniard took a poor touch and ended up colliding with Allison Becker.The longer the match went, the more Reds’ grip tightened. They were seriously starting to doubt their luck with around five minutes when Luis Diaz and Andy Robertson both hit Edouard Mendy’s posts in space of a minute.It was clear that we were going to have extra time – just like it happened earlier in the year when these two teams met in League Cup final.FA CUP FINALSaturdayChelsea – Liverpool 0-0 AETLiverpool win 6-5 on penalties.
