Tag: FA Cup

Liverpool es campeón de copa pero pierden a Salah

Tras empatar en los 120 minutos sin goles, Liverpool y Chelsea tuvieron que llegar a los penaltis para definir al nuevo campeón de la FA Cup

Tras empatar en los 120 minutos sin goles, Liverpool y Chelsea tuvieron que llegar a los penaltis para definir al nuevo campeón de la FA Cup y en una dramática serie, los Reds volvieron a vencer a los Blues en una final en Wembley y son los nuevos monarcas de copa en Inglaterra.

Para Liverpool significa el octavo título del trofeo más antiguo del mundo y es la segunda fina que le ganan a Chelsea en el año al vencerlos en la Carabao Cup y tienen en puerta la final de la Champions League ante Real Madrid y seguir peleando la Premier League con Manchester City a solo un triunfo de los de Guardiola.

Salah salió lesionado

Una mala noticia en el triunfo de Liverpool fue la lesión del delantero Mohamed Salah quien tuvo que salir de cambio al minuto 32 del partido cuando él mismo se tendió sobre el césped aparentemente por una lesión en la ingle.

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El egipcio salió de cambio y dejó su lugar a Diego Jota aunque el delantero salió por su propio pie, se espera que en los próximos días se confirme la gravedad de la lesión a 14 días de la final de la Champions League.

Salah lleva 30 goles con el Liverpool en 48 partidos esta temporada y anteriormente había expresado su deseo de enfrentar al Real Madrid en la final.

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FA Cup Final: Penalty heartbreak for Chelsea again vs. Liverpool

The FA Cup final was an echo of the Carabao Cup, with Liverpool and Chelsea playing out a scoreless draw once again, and the Reds taking the trophy on penalties for the second time in less than three months.

Liverpool’s pursuit of a quadruple is alive after they lifted the FA Cup at Wembley Saturday, defeating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after 120 scoreless minutes.

Kostas Tsimikas fired home the winning penalty in the seventh round after Alisson saved Mason Mount’s effort. With the game on the line in the fifth round of shots, Sadio Mané saw his potential winning penalty saved by Édouard Mendy, only for Liverpool to recover and win the tiebreaker.

The victory keeps Liverpool in the running to make history, as they pursue England’s first-ever quadruple. The Reds have now won both domestic cups (beating Chelsea on penalties in the Carabao Cup final back in February), and still have the Champions League final against Real Madrid coming up in two weeks. In the league, they trail Manchester City by three points with two matches left to play.

The two sides produced draws in league play and then needed penalties to separate them in February’s Carabao Cup final, which like today’s game finished in a scoreless draw. Despite chances at both ends, some wayward finishing and late fatigue assured yet another level finish between two of England’s top sides.

Liverpool had all the early chances, with Mendy’s 8th minute save on Sadio Mané proving crucial. However, after about 30 minutes, Chelsea stabilized, and both teams struck the woodwork. Marcos Alonso saw a free kick strike the crossbar moments into the second half, while Liverpool hit both posts in the late stages. Mendy saw a Luis Díaz shot clip his left post, and within a minute, Andrew Robertson’s volley cracked off the other side of the goal frame.

Beyond Liverpool winning their first FA Cup since 2006, the biggest storyline in this game is a potentially worrisome injury for Mohamed Salah. Liverpool’s star forward took a seat on the Wembley pitch due to an apparent injury, with Jürgen Klopp forced to replace him with Diogo Jota in the 33rd minute.

Christian Pulisic watch

Pulisic, starting on the right side of the Chelsea front three before a late move into the center forward role, was arguably the Blues’ most dangerous player on the day, but couldn’t find the breakthrough goal.

He nearly stunned Liverpool with a 22nd minute chance—the first true look for Chelsea—that he pushed just wide from 14 yards. The USMNT star created two good looks for Marcos Alonso, before being denied by Alisson moments into the second half.

In the end, Pulisic played through the first 105 minutes, being replaced during the break in extra time by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Video: Así fue la asistencia de Raúl Jiménez en goleada de los Wolves

Raúl Jiménez y los Wolves brillaron en la FA Cup al derrotar 3-0 al Sheffield United en la tercera ronda.

Raúl Jiménez y los Wolves brillaron en la FA Cup al derrotar 3-0 al Sheffield United en la tercera ronda.

El mexicano brilló con una asistencia de gran nivel en una jugada donde se desmarcó, buscó el espacio, aguantó al portero y sirvió de buena forma para que su compañero empujara la pelota a las redes.

Con el resultado los Wolves siguen vivos en la FA Cup y enfrentará al Norwich en la cuarta ronda de la copa más añeja de Inglaterra.

En la Premier League el Wolverhampton marcha en octavo lugar a la espera de acercarse a los puestos europeos que reparte el futbol inglés.

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The ‘Ted Lasso’ cast stayed in character when they were randomly interviewed at the FA Cup Final

Football is life.

Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium served as one of the first matches played in front of fans since the United Kingdom reinstated its COVID lockdown in the winter.

So, it was totally expected for reporters to catch up with fans leaving the Wembley grounds to get their post-match reactions. But for Chris Skudder on ITV News, he just happened to conduct his interview with the cast of Apple TV+’s hit show, Ted Lasso.

Skudder had no idea as the fictional AFC Richmond players remained in character for the interview and even broke out a chant for Dani Rojas (the character played by Cristo Fernández).

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They at least temporarily convinced the reporter that Dani Rojas was a real soccer player, which was great. Fernández did play professionally in Mexico before pursuing a film career, though. So, they weren’t totally lying about his soccer talents.

But still, as if the actual show wasn’t delightful enough, it really was cool to see the cast members out at a soccer match and bonding like a real team.

Football is life, after all.

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Leicester City enseña cómo vencer al Chelsea y gana la FA Cup por primera vez

Un tremendo partidazo se mandaron Leicester City y Chelsea en Wembley ante unos 20 mil aficionados para definir al campeón de la FA Cup, el torneo de clubes más antiguo del viejo continente. Habían pasado 149 años desde que la FA Cup disputó su …

Un tremendo partidazo se mandaron Leicester City y Chelsea en Wembley ante unos 20 mil aficionados para definir al campeón de la FA Cup, el torneo de clubes más antiguo del viejo continente.

Habían pasado 149 años desde que la FA Cup disputó su primera edición y el Leicester City no había logrado nunca conseguir el trofeo más prestigioso del futbol inglés.

Pero esa mala racha se acabó esta tarde en Londres en una verdadera batalla de un equipo más humilde pero que encontró irse adelante en el marcador con un golazo de media distancia de Tielemans al minuto 63.

Chelsea lo intentó, empujó e inclinó la cancha en su favor ante un Leicester City que poco a poco iba poniendo a su portero Kasper Schmeichel, hijo de Peter, la leyenda danesa del arco del Manchester United, como su mayor figura.

Incluso el VAR le metió mucha emoción a los minutos finales cuando después de tanto insistir y tras un par de estupendas atajadas de Schmeichel, el Chelsea logró conseguir un gol que al ser revisado en video evidenció una posición adelantada que fue celebrada por los fanáticos del Leicester como un gol de su equipo.

El tiempo transcurrió, los minutos finales fueron aún más dramáticos pero el Leicester City, cobijado por el incansable aliento de su afición logró cerrar el partido y llevar a sus vitrinas la FA Cup por primera vez en 127 años de historia de los ‘foxes’.

Ya había perdido cuatro finales, la última en la temporada 1968 – 1969, además era el único equipo en haber ganado la Premier League sin tener un trofeo de FA Cup por lo que se une a esa lista de prestigio en una maravillosa historia de éxitos recientes de este histórico equipo.

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Chelsea vs. Barnsley live stream, 2021 FA Cup Round 5, lineups, TV channel, start time, odds

Chelsea is on the road on Thursday to face Barnsley in FA Cup, Round 5 action from Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

Chelsea is on the road on Thursday to face Barnsley in FA Cup, Round 5 action from Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

Chelsea has been in great form over the last couple of weeks and comes into this match with three wins and a draw since Frank Lampard took over the club. As for Barnsley, they are unbeaten in three Championship matches and will look for the upset today against Chelsea.

Who will advance to the quarterfinals? Tune in and find out, here is everything you need to know to catch the action on Thursday.

Chelsea vs. Barnsley

  • When: Thursday, February 11
  • Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
  • Live Stream: ESPN+ (stream now)

FA Cup Starting Lineups

Barnsley possible starting lineup:
Collins; Sibbick, Helik, Andersen; Brittain, Mowatt, Palmer, Styles; Frieser, Woodrow, Adeboyejo

Chelsea possible starting lineup:
Kepa; James, Christensen, Zouma, Chilwell; Havertz, Kante, Gilmour; Ziyech, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi

How to Watch the FA Cup online in the United States exclusively on ESPN+

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FA Cup Odds and Betting Lines

FA Cup odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds last updated Thursday at 1:15 p.m. ET.

Chelsea (-450) vs. Barnsley (+1200)

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Brighton vs. Leicester City live stream, 2021 FA Cup Round 5, lineups, TV channel, start time, odds

Leicester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday in FA Cup action from King Power Stadium, stream it live here.

Leicester City will host Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday in FA Cup action from King Power Stadium.

Leicester is coming off a goalless draw last time out against Wolverhampton while Brighton is coming off a 1-1 draw with Burnley in Premier League action in their last match.

Who will advance to the quarterfinals? Tune in and find out, here is everything you need to know to catch the action on Wednesday:

Brighton vs. Leicester City

  • When: Wednesday, February 10
  • Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
  • Live Stream: ESPN+ (stream now)

FA Cup Starting Lineups

Leicester City possible starting lineup:
Ward; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas; Tielemans, Mendy; Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes; Iheanacho

Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup:
Walton; White, Dunk, Burn; Veltman, Alzate, Bissouma, Karbownik; Lallana, Trossard; Welbeck

How to Watch the FA Cup online in the United States exclusively on ESPN+

For soccer fans in the U.S. ESPN+ has the exclusive rights to FA Cup games and is your go-to place to stream Serie A, EFL, FA Cup, and More.

Read our review of ESPN+.

FA Cup Odds and Betting Lines

FA Cup odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds last updated Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Brighton (+375) vs. Leicester City (-130)

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