Tonight's European football is exciting, with different joys and sorrows for the giants. Liverpool and Chelsea are back in the red and blue battle for the Carabao Cup. For the third time in recent years, the two teams have met in the Carabao Cup final, the first two times Liverpool won. Liverpool's injury situation is more serious, and they are basically half of the main lineup, and they still take the initiative on the field. Raheem Sterling and Virgil van Dijk had one goal disallowed each after 90 minutes of regular time, Grafenberg went off injured and Liverpool's injury list was lengthened.
Going into extra-time, Liverpool's young players went from strength to strength, with Elliott coming very close to scoring with a shot on goal. In the 117th minute, the decisive moment came, after receiving a corner kick from Tsimikas, Van Dijk scored with a header and scored a stunner. This time, VAR couldn't find anything wrong anymore, and with this goal, he successfully won the cup. In Zhan Jun's words, Liverpool's youth team is the 2024 League Cup winner, and a bunch of kids have beaten Chelsea's billionaires.
In his ninth year in charge of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp led the team to their eighth trophy. Liverpool still have a chance to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League at the moment, with new trophies likely to be added to the showroom at the end of the season. In addition, after Henderson's departure, Van Dijk won his first trophy as Liverpool captain, scoring the winning goal and being named Man of the Match.
Chelsea, for their part, suffered a major blow when they failed to win the trophy with an all-out squad as it was the only trophy they could compete for this season. Pochettino's personnel have been questioned and pre-match information suggests that his position will not be dictated by whether or not he wins the trophy, and his side are currently only 10th in the table, with European competition being the only pursuit. Chelsea owner Todd Boehly was there and he was clearly not happy with the result, and in the summer, he was afraid that he would have to open the chequebook.
Next, Mbappe led the luxury squad in Paris against Rennes. In this campaign, several attackers in Paris fought separately, and Mbappe did not get any decent chances. In the 65th minute, Mbappe was replaced by G-Ramos, and his expression was not very happy, which was a bit of a surprise. In the past, Mbappe was rarely substituted so early, and if he wasn't injured, he basically played the whole game. Mbappe has announced his departure and will most likely join Real Madrid, but there are still some differences between the two sides on some conditions, and his mood may have been affected a little. In stoppage time, G-Ramos equalised from a penalty to keep Paris on an unbeaten run in 18 league games.
Away at Lecce, Inter continued their solid run with a 4-0 thrashing victory, with Lautaro scoring twice and Frattesi and De Vrij scoring a goal each. Among them,Lautaro's first goal was his 100th in Serie A。So far this season, Lautaro has scored 25 goals in 33 games, including 22 goals and four assists in the league, and Inter is an absolute thigh. There is no doubt that Lautaro is currently the number one star in Serie A, among the top teams, and Inter Milan are trying to keep him.