Liverpool defeated Chelsea 5-4 on penalty to win the 2019 UEFA
Super Cup in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday, winning the Super Vup for the 4th
time.
Goalkeeper Adrian kept out Tammy Abraham’s spot kick to
secure victory for the Champions League winners.
Chelsea had taken the lead in the first half through
Olivier Giroud’s clinical strike but Sadio Mane scored twice to give Liverpool
the lead.
Jorginho’s spot-kick took the game to penalties, where
Liverpool triumphed.
The win comes just two months after Jurgen Klopp won his
first trophy as Liverpool boss when he led the Reds to a 2-0 win over Tottenham
in the Champions League final.
Games between these two sides in Europe have historically
been tight affairs, with just one of their 10 previous meetings having been won
by a margin of more than one goal.
It was the same again on Wednesday night as the two teams
tussled for 120 minutes in a game that did not finish until almost 1am in
Istanbul.
In the end, it came down to who could keep their cool in
the sweltering heat and after nine excellent penalties, Abraham placed his shot
too close to Adrian to hand Liverpool their first silverware of the season.
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