FA Cup: Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to win final
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Liverpool are this year's FA Cup Champions after winning a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Chelsea.
The match had finished ni-nil after extra time but the Reds beat the west London side 6-5 on penalties to lift the trophy for the eighth time in their history.
Liverpool have now secured their second trophy of the season and they're still in the running to add the Premier League and Champions League titles in the next couple of weeks.
But it's not all bad news for Chelsea fans - they are still in with a chance of lifting the women's FA Cup trophy on Sunday as they take on Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.
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The final saw both teams hit the woodwork and waste goal-scoring chances which could have helped them win the match.
Liverpool fans were also left worried as their star striker Mo Salah went down injured in the first half and had to be subbed off.
Neither team was able to find the back of the net and the game finished goalless after 90 minutes, sending it into extra time.
However, even the additional 30 minutes of extra time wasn't able to separate the two teams and the goalless game headed into penalties!
Liverpool were on course to win the penalty shoot-out after César Azpilicueta missed Chelsea's second penalty.
However, Sadio Mane dramatically had Liverpool's fifth penalty saved by his Senegalese team-mate, Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, sending the game into a sudden death penalty shootout!
Konstantinos Tsimikas struck the winner for Liverpool, after Mason Mount missed his penalty - sparking wild celebrations from the Liverpool players and fans around the stadium!
This year's final is only the third in the competition's 150 year history that's been decided by a penalty shootout.
And it has been a long wait too for Liverpool fans - they last lifted the FA Cup title back in 2006!
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