Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win the FA Cup

LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool won an absorbing English FA Cup final on Saturday as they prevailed 6-5 in a penalty shootout after the Wembley showpiece somehow ended 0-0 after extra time.

Subtitute Kostas Tsimikas slotted the winning penalty after Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta’s had hit the post and Alisson had saved Mason Mount’s effort.

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane also missed.

It was a carbon copy of the League Cup final in February, which Liverpool won 11-10 on penalties after that game also finished goalless.

Saturday’s win means Liverpool remain on course for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies.

They are three points behind Manchester City in the Premier League race with two games to go and meet Real Madrid in the Champions League final on May 28.

(Reporting by Clare Lovell; editing by Martyn Herman)

Photo Players of Liverpool celebrate after winning the English FA Cup final between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Wembley in London, Britain, 14 May 2022. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL 

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