<p>Liverpool and Chelsea players stood in a show of support for war-torn Ukraine ahead of Sunday's League Cup final at Wembley.</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 before kick-off.</p>.<p>Both teams stood for a minute's applause, while a message on the stadium scoreboard in yellow and blue read "Football Stands Together".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/zelensky-says-he-is-willing-to-try-russia-talks-but-sceptical-1085769.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow Ukraine-Russia crisis updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Liverpool and Chelsea fans were seen with Ukraine flags in their sections of Wembley.</p>.<p>One supportive banner in Ukraine's blue and yellow colours read "You'll never walk alone" in reference to Liverpool's anthem.</p>.<p>Wembley's iconic arch was lit up in Ukraine colours on Saturday evening.</p>.<p>Chelsea released a statement on Sunday saying the club was praying for peace in the wake of the invasion.</p>.<p>But they were criticised for failing to mention Russia in the brief message.</p>.<p>Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said the statement, which called the situation "horrific and devastating", reflected the opinion of everyone at the club, including their Russian owner Roman Abramovich.</p>.<p>"Absolutely it includes him and this reflects my opinion like everyone else's opinion in the club," Tuchel said on Sky Sports.</p>.<p>Asked if he had spoken to Abramovich since Saturday's statement in which the billionaire said he was passing "stewardship and care" of Chelsea to the club's charitable foundation, Tuchel added: "No, we haven't and this is usual."</p>.<p>Abramovich, who will remain the club's owner, made the move after calls in Parliament for Russian oligarchs to be stripped of their assets.</p>.<p>"I have daily conversations with Petr Cech and very regularly with Marina (Granovskaia) - they're in charge of football and it's my understanding they will stay in charge so it will not change a lot for me," Tuchel said.</p>.<p>Tuchel left struggling Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the bench for a second successive match as he opted for Kai Havertz after the German scored against Lille on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Lukaku, Chelsea's £97 million ($131 million) club record signing, has scored only 10 goals since arriving from Inter Milan last year.</p>.<p>For Liverpool, Naby Keita replaced Thiago Alcantara after the Spanish midfielder was injured in the pre-match warm-up.</p>.<p>Caoimhin Kelleher replaced Alisson Becker in goal and Mohamed Salah made just his third League Cup appearance in almost five years.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Liverpool and Chelsea players stood in a show of support for war-torn Ukraine ahead of Sunday's League Cup final at Wembley.</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 before kick-off.</p>.<p>Both teams stood for a minute's applause, while a message on the stadium scoreboard in yellow and blue read "Football Stands Together".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/zelensky-says-he-is-willing-to-try-russia-talks-but-sceptical-1085769.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow Ukraine-Russia crisis updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Liverpool and Chelsea fans were seen with Ukraine flags in their sections of Wembley.</p>.<p>One supportive banner in Ukraine's blue and yellow colours read "You'll never walk alone" in reference to Liverpool's anthem.</p>.<p>Wembley's iconic arch was lit up in Ukraine colours on Saturday evening.</p>.<p>Chelsea released a statement on Sunday saying the club was praying for peace in the wake of the invasion.</p>.<p>But they were criticised for failing to mention Russia in the brief message.</p>.<p>Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said the statement, which called the situation "horrific and devastating", reflected the opinion of everyone at the club, including their Russian owner Roman Abramovich.</p>.<p>"Absolutely it includes him and this reflects my opinion like everyone else's opinion in the club," Tuchel said on Sky Sports.</p>.<p>Asked if he had spoken to Abramovich since Saturday's statement in which the billionaire said he was passing "stewardship and care" of Chelsea to the club's charitable foundation, Tuchel added: "No, we haven't and this is usual."</p>.<p>Abramovich, who will remain the club's owner, made the move after calls in Parliament for Russian oligarchs to be stripped of their assets.</p>.<p>"I have daily conversations with Petr Cech and very regularly with Marina (Granovskaia) - they're in charge of football and it's my understanding they will stay in charge so it will not change a lot for me," Tuchel said.</p>.<p>Tuchel left struggling Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku on the bench for a second successive match as he opted for Kai Havertz after the German scored against Lille on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Lukaku, Chelsea's £97 million ($131 million) club record signing, has scored only 10 goals since arriving from Inter Milan last year.</p>.<p>For Liverpool, Naby Keita replaced Thiago Alcantara after the Spanish midfielder was injured in the pre-match warm-up.</p>.<p>Caoimhin Kelleher replaced Alisson Becker in goal and Mohamed Salah made just his third League Cup appearance in almost five years.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>