Liverpool beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win the UEFA
Super Cup on Wednesday after a richly entertaining match in Istanbul
finished 2-2 at the end of extra time.
Every penalty
in the shoot-out had found the net before Tammy Abraham’s effort was
saved by Spanish goalkeeper Adrian, allowing the European champions to
win the trophy for the fourth time in their history.
Sadio Mane
had earlier cancelled out Olivier Giroud’s opener and then scored again
to put Liverpool 2-1 up five minutes into extra time. However, Jorginho
netted a penalty at the other end to force the shoot-out.
Liverpool 2 (Mane 48, 95) Chelsea 2 (Giroud 36, Jorginho 101-pen)
— after extra-time; Liverpool win 5-4 on penalties
Below
are recent winners of the UEFA Super Cup after Liverpool beat Chelsea
5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the 2019 match in Istanbul on
Wednesday:
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