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Chelsea meet Liverpool in the final of the League Cup in England. The Londoners reached the battle for the trophy after eliminating Aston Villa, Southampton, Brentford and Tottenham on their way. While the Saints and the Villans were defeated only after penalties, against their two city rivals, Chelsea was adamant and did not even concede a goal. Liverpool reached penalties only in the quarter-finals against Leicester after a 3: 3 draw in regular time, and against Norwich, Preston and Arsenal there were no problems and naturally reached the final.

Bookmakers give Liverpool a better chance to triumph on Sunday, and rightly so. Purely staffed, the Merseysiders are in much better shape and Jurgen Klopp can count on the best he has. Even without his big stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, Liverpool were very convincing and easily won their matches. After the return of the two from AFCON, the Merseysiders are again among the best scorers in England and have scored a total of 14 goals in their previous five matches in all competitions.

Unlike Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel has something to think about when choosing his squad on Sunday. Chelsea are still without the injured Reese James and Ben Chillwell, and the list of players in question includes Callum Hudson-Odoy, Mason Mount and even Jorgeninho. The last two were in the group at the home of Lille during the week, won 2-0, but have minor injuries and then did not even come in as reserves. Romelu Lukaku does not convince with his performances that he deserves to be a starter, but without him the "Blues" will be physically inferior to their opponent.

It will be interesting to see if Jürgen Klopp will outsmart Thomas Tuchel this time, but if that doesn't happen, it is very likely that the match will end in a draw in regular time. Liverpool have not won three games against Chelsea in the last 12 months. In January, Chelsea and Liverpool drew 2-2 in a Premier League match, although the Merseysiders led by two goals ahead of the middle of the first half.

He then made the impression that Chelsea improved their performance during the match, played with more confidence and largely neutralized Liverpool's strengths for the third time in a row. After the triumph in the World Club Championship, the mood and concentration in defense returned to the Londoners. I think the Blues are able to withstand any prolonged pressure from the Liverpool attack and at least put the match into extra time.