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Liverpool have won the FA Cup.
Liverpool defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalty shoot-out in the 2021-2022 FA Cup final held at Wembley Stadium in London, England on the 15th (Korean time).
Liverpool returned to the top of the FA Cup for the first time in 16 years since 2006.
Liverpool won the FA Cup in the same manner in the FA Cup following winning the Carabao Cup (League Cup) final in England 11-10 on penalties following a 0-0 draw once morest Chelsea in February this year.
Liverpool went into a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw once morest Chelsea in the final of the day. It was the first time in 16 years that a penalty shoot-out was held in the FA Cup final since the 2006 match between Liverpool and West Ham United.
In the penalty shoot-out that day, the game was decided by the 7th kicker, who lost one by one and faced 5-5.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson blocked a kick from opponent Mason Mount, and Costas Cimicas, who took the 7th kick, calmly scored a goal to win 6-5.
Liverpool won the FA Cup for the eighth time with this win and achieved the second most wins following Arsenal (14) and Manchester United (12). Chelsea and Tottenham have also won eight.
Jurgen Klopp, who took over as Liverpool’s manager since 2015, set records in Liverpool, winning the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, League Cup and FA Cup.
This is a record held only by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson among English club managers.
Liverpool, who achieved a ‘double’ with two trophies by winning the League Cup and the FA Cup, will also challenge for the throne in the Premier League and Champions League this season.
With two matches remaining in the Premier League, Liverpool are chasing leaders Manchester City by three points, and in the UEFA Champions League, the final match once morest Real Madrid (Spain) is on the 29th.
Van Chelsea are only runners-up in the FA Cup for the last three years. They lost to Arsenal in 2020 and to Leicester City last year, but this time they were blocked by Liverpool’s wall.
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