Original title: penalty shootout 6:5 Chelsea Liverpool eighth FA Cup title
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In the early morning of the 15th, Beijing time, the 2021/22 FA Cup final came to an end. Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties and won the 8th FA Cup in team history.
Shortly following the start of the game, Salah was injured and left the field, and neither side scored a goal in the first half. In the second half of the game, Alonso hit the crossbar with a pass near the bottom line from the right. Since then, Luis Dias and Robertson have also hit the post one following another. Within 90 minutes, the two sides fought to a 0-0 draw.
The game went into overtime, and the two teams were still struggling. In the penalty shootout, Chelsea sent Alonso in the first round and Liverpool sent Milner to play, both of which were successful. In the second round, Azpilicueta hit the right post and Chelsea was temporarily behind 1:2. In the third round, James and Firmino both made hits, and in the fourth round, Barkley and Arnold also made penalties. In the fifth round, Mane’s low shot was saved in the lower right corner, and the two sides reached a 4:4 tie. In the 6th round, Ziyech and Jota both scored, and in the seventh round, Mount’s goal was saved by Alisson. Tsimikas made a penalty and Liverpool finally won the championship with a total score of 6:5 once morest Chelsea.
It is worth mentioning that the last time Liverpool won the FA Cup was back in 2006. At that time, they also won the cup by defeating West Ham United through a penalty shootout.
