<p>Liverpool won the League Cup final in dramatic fashion as Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to give the Reds an 11-10 shoot-out victory after a pulsating 0-0 draw at Wembley on Sunday.</p>.<p>Jurgen Klopp's side clinched their first domestic knockout prize since the 2012 League Cup when Kepa blazed his spot-kick high over the bar.</p>.<p>It was the only miss in the nerve-jangling shoot-out, which saw Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher score his penalty just before Kepa failed.</p>.<p>Ironically, Kepa was sent on at the end of extra-time to replace Edouard Mendy given his reputation as a penalty saving specialist, but the Spaniard was unable to repel any of Liverpool's kicks.</p>.<p>Kepa had already endured penalty misery in the 2019 League Cup final when he petulantly refused to be substituted before a shoot-out defeat against Manchester City.</p>.<p>Liverpool saw Joel Matip's second-half goal controversially disallowed for a marginal offside against Virgil van Dijk, while Chelsea had three goals ruled out for offside later in the match.</p>.<p>The Reds have lifted the League Cup a record nine times, while Klopp is the first German manager to win the tournament after finally tasting Wembley success following two previous defeats as a boss there.</p>.<p>"There should be space for some sentiment. Caoimhin Kelleher is a young boy, plays in all the competition. I cannot tell him he can't play the final," Klopp said.</p>.<p>"I'm a manager and a human being and the human being won. He deserves it.</p>.<p>"I'm happy for the people in dark times to celebrate something like this. Chelsea are incredibly strong, we matched each other. We needed to have luck."</p>.<p>Liverpool remain in contention for an unprecedented quadruple after closing the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to six points with a game in hand.</p>.<p>They are on course for the Champions League quarter-finals after a last 16 first-leg win at Inter Milan and host Norwich in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday.</p>.<p>While the match was memorable, there was a sombre beginning as both teams united in a show of support for war-torn Ukraine before kick-off.</p>.<p>Amid the Russian invasion of its neighbour, Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson carried flowers in the country's yellow and blue colours onto the pitch.</p>.<p>For Chelsea, this was a painful end to a difficult week, which saw Russian owner Roman Abramovich on Saturday announce that he is "giving trustees of Chelsea's charitable foundation the stewardship and care" of the club.</p>.<p>Abramovich, who will remain the owner, made the move after calls in the UK Parliament for Russian oligarchs to be stripped of their assets.</p>.<p>Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel refused to blame Kepa, saying: "It's harsh. There is no blame of course. Everybody knows how good Kepa is. Unfortunately he could not save one. The penalties were brilliantly taken.</p>.<p>"You take these decisions and sometimes they don't work out. Our level made me very proud. We played a huge part in a brilliant match. We should not lose sleep over it."</p>.<p>Chelsea paid for a series of missed chances, with Christian Pulisic wastefully guiding his close-range effort straight at Kelleher in the opening minutes.</p>.<p>Mendy sprawled to his right to repel Naby Keita's 20-yard drive, then scrambled across to push Sadio Mane's close-range follow-up over the bar with one hand when it seemed certain he would score.</p>.<p>Chelsea should have been ahead before the interval when Mason Mount somehow volleyed wide from eight yards with the goal at his mercy.</p>.<p>Mount managed an even worse miss early in the second half, scuffing his shot against the post after being left completely unmarked inside the area.</p>.<p>In the 67th minute, Matip nodded Mane's header into the roof of the net from close range before Van Dijk was adjudged offside.</p>.<p>Havertz saw his header disallowed for a much clearer offside than the one that denied Klopp's side.</p>.<p>Romelu Lukaku, introduced after being left on the bench for a second successive game, thought he had put Chelsea ahead in extra-time, but a debatable offside decision disallowed his clinical finish.</p>.<p>Havertz was denied a goal by another offside flag, setting the stage for Liverpool to win it in the shoot-out.</p>
<p>Liverpool won the League Cup final in dramatic fashion as Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to give the Reds an 11-10 shoot-out victory after a pulsating 0-0 draw at Wembley on Sunday.</p>.<p>Jurgen Klopp's side clinched their first domestic knockout prize since the 2012 League Cup when Kepa blazed his spot-kick high over the bar.</p>.<p>It was the only miss in the nerve-jangling shoot-out, which saw Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher score his penalty just before Kepa failed.</p>.<p>Ironically, Kepa was sent on at the end of extra-time to replace Edouard Mendy given his reputation as a penalty saving specialist, but the Spaniard was unable to repel any of Liverpool's kicks.</p>.<p>Kepa had already endured penalty misery in the 2019 League Cup final when he petulantly refused to be substituted before a shoot-out defeat against Manchester City.</p>.<p>Liverpool saw Joel Matip's second-half goal controversially disallowed for a marginal offside against Virgil van Dijk, while Chelsea had three goals ruled out for offside later in the match.</p>.<p>The Reds have lifted the League Cup a record nine times, while Klopp is the first German manager to win the tournament after finally tasting Wembley success following two previous defeats as a boss there.</p>.<p>"There should be space for some sentiment. Caoimhin Kelleher is a young boy, plays in all the competition. I cannot tell him he can't play the final," Klopp said.</p>.<p>"I'm a manager and a human being and the human being won. He deserves it.</p>.<p>"I'm happy for the people in dark times to celebrate something like this. Chelsea are incredibly strong, we matched each other. We needed to have luck."</p>.<p>Liverpool remain in contention for an unprecedented quadruple after closing the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to six points with a game in hand.</p>.<p>They are on course for the Champions League quarter-finals after a last 16 first-leg win at Inter Milan and host Norwich in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday.</p>.<p>While the match was memorable, there was a sombre beginning as both teams united in a show of support for war-torn Ukraine before kick-off.</p>.<p>Amid the Russian invasion of its neighbour, Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson carried flowers in the country's yellow and blue colours onto the pitch.</p>.<p>For Chelsea, this was a painful end to a difficult week, which saw Russian owner Roman Abramovich on Saturday announce that he is "giving trustees of Chelsea's charitable foundation the stewardship and care" of the club.</p>.<p>Abramovich, who will remain the owner, made the move after calls in the UK Parliament for Russian oligarchs to be stripped of their assets.</p>.<p>Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel refused to blame Kepa, saying: "It's harsh. There is no blame of course. Everybody knows how good Kepa is. Unfortunately he could not save one. The penalties were brilliantly taken.</p>.<p>"You take these decisions and sometimes they don't work out. Our level made me very proud. We played a huge part in a brilliant match. We should not lose sleep over it."</p>.<p>Chelsea paid for a series of missed chances, with Christian Pulisic wastefully guiding his close-range effort straight at Kelleher in the opening minutes.</p>.<p>Mendy sprawled to his right to repel Naby Keita's 20-yard drive, then scrambled across to push Sadio Mane's close-range follow-up over the bar with one hand when it seemed certain he would score.</p>.<p>Chelsea should have been ahead before the interval when Mason Mount somehow volleyed wide from eight yards with the goal at his mercy.</p>.<p>Mount managed an even worse miss early in the second half, scuffing his shot against the post after being left completely unmarked inside the area.</p>.<p>In the 67th minute, Matip nodded Mane's header into the roof of the net from close range before Van Dijk was adjudged offside.</p>.<p>Havertz saw his header disallowed for a much clearer offside than the one that denied Klopp's side.</p>.<p>Romelu Lukaku, introduced after being left on the bench for a second successive game, thought he had put Chelsea ahead in extra-time, but a debatable offside decision disallowed his clinical finish.</p>.<p>Havertz was denied a goal by another offside flag, setting the stage for Liverpool to win it in the shoot-out.</p>