Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool - 5 Talking Points

Chelsea hosted Liverpool in the second leg of the Capital One Cup at Stamford Bridge. Branislav Ivanovi’s winner in the first half of extra time sealed a place for them in Wembley. Both sides were at the top of their game, but failed to score during the normal time. The game never felt like a boring 0-0 draw as a lot of opportunities were created. Daniel Sturridge failed to make the Liverpool squad for the game and will now be hoping for a return against West Ham United this weekend.Jose Mourinho’s men will face Tottenham or Sheffield United in the final at Wembley.

#1 Tale of two Belgian goalkeepers

Both Belgian keepers were in top form 

Both the Belgian international goalkeepers were outstanding between the sticks throughout the game. Courtois made two brilliant saves in the first half to deny Alberto Moreno and Philippe Coutinho. In the second half, it was Simon Mignolet who made a couple of good saves to deny Diego Costa. The Liverpool goalkeeper also made a brilliant tackle Costa, who was through on goal.

Mignolet has been heavily criticized for his performance this season, but it now appears that the 26-year-old goalkeeper is finally getting confident. However, Courtois has done well throughout the season and ensured once again that his team kept a clean sheet. Courtois also won the Man of the Match for his performance in the first leg at Anfield.