Match report as Liverpool repeat their Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea with another success from the spot in the FA Cup; Kostas Tsimikas struck the decisive penalty after Mason Mount’s effort was saved by Alisson; Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk forced off injured
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Liverpool completed a clean sweep of the domestic cups with another penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea at Wembley in the FA Cup final, as Kostas Tsimikas struck the decisive spot-kick after Mason Mount’s effort was saved by Alisson.
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Mount dropped to his haunches as Liverpool’s players and staff ran off to celebrate with their fans amid a fog of red flares – he has now lost six major finals at Wembley.Earlier in the shoot-out, Sadio Mane – who scored a winning penalty for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations and another to send them to the World Cup earlier this year – had missed the opportunity to clinch it for Liverpool following Cesar Azpilicueta’s strike against the post, but Tsimikas kept his cool to become the unlikely hero.
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Liverpool’s success was tempered by injuries to Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, which could potentially damage their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple, with their Premier League pursuit set to continue on Tuesday at Southampton and their Champions League final with Real Madrid on May 28 in Paris.
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