"Not looking for sympathy, wanting a trophy."
Chelsea are waiting for Liverpool in the final
Kovacic, who was injured on Wednesday, may start together with Canta, who will return from injury (18:45, Sport1), Tuchel: "Time to take risks".
And also: the blues player who refused the Reds
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Summary: Chelsea - Liverpool 11:10 (League Cup final) (Sport 1)
About two and a half months after the last meeting between them in the final at Wembley, Chelsea and Liverpool will come tonight (Saturday, 18:45 Sport1) once again to the stadium in London for a glittering meeting in the English Cup final.
Last time, in the League Cup final, it was the Reds who came out on top after 10:11 in the penalty shootout, in which the Blues' assistant goalkeeper, Coffee, was the only one inaccurate from the penalty spot.
For Liverpool, who are also in the championship battle and the Champions League final, this is an opportunity to keep the quadruple dream alive, while for the European champions this is the only option to add a title to the European Super Cup they won at the start of the season.
The 150th final in the history of the English Cup will also be the second final between the two teams.
The first time the two teams met in this class was in 2012, Liverpool's last final, when Chelsea won 1-2.
The Reds will be hoping to lift the trophy for the first time since 2006, while the Blues, in their third consecutive final, will try to correct after losses in the last two years to Arsenal and Leicester and lift the trophy for the first time since 2018.
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His inclusion in the lineup would be a surprise.
Kovacic (Photo: Reuters)
On the blue side, surprises are expected, especially in the center of the field, and for coach Thomas Tuchel, "it's time to take risks."
Matteo Kovacic was supposed to miss the match after being injured last Wednesday against Leeds (in a tackle that led to the dismissal of Daniel James), but the coach confirmed that the Croatian had received a green light from the medical team to join the team in preparation for the final.
The one who will most likely open alongside Kovacic is Angulo Canta, who himself has been absent from the last three games due to injury.
In England, there has been quite a bit of talk in the past week of comments from Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola that "everyone in the country wants Liverpool to do the unbelievable and win a quadruple."
Jürgen Klopp replied that not everyone in the city of Liverpool even supports his team, but Tuchel addressed the issue and chose the side of the Spaniard.
Do not want sympathy, but the trophy.
Tuchel (Photo: Reuters)
"There is a lot of sympathy for Liverpool, it's also because of Jürgen, but also because of what the club stands for and the way the fans push the team. Klopp is the master at being an underdog, he can make you believe Liverpool are an underdog against Villarreal and Benfica. Even when he coached Dortmund, everyone in Germany "Love Dortmund. If in the final he raised Chelsea they are 'the bad guys', we have no problem taking on that role. We do not want the sympathy of the country, we want the trophy."
Towards the final, Chelsea player Timo Werner has revealed that in 2020 he preferred the Blues over an offer he had from Liverpool.
"When she was in Leipzig she had the option to get to the Premier League. I thought of Liverpool, it was a big opportunity for me, but in the end I chose Chelsea and won the Champions League. Not the worst choice."
Estimated composition:
Edouard Mendy, Reese James, Cesar Espiliquata, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rodiger, Giorgini, Mateo Kovacic, Angulo Canta, Mason Mount, Romulo Lukaku, Kai Haberz, Timo Werner.
Will the quadruple dream stay alive?
Liverpool players (Photo: Reuters)
Liverpool, on the other hand, want to reach a decision after the previous three games this season between the teams ended in a draw (including the cup final that went to a penalty shootout).
The Reds have determined that Fabino will be absent from the rest of the remaining games this season until the Champions League final against Real Madrid in two weeks, to which they will try to train him.
Jordan Henderson is expected to start in his place in the center of the link when three players who did not start in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa will return to the squad: Andy Robertson, Tiago and Muhammad Salah.
"I have never won the English Cup and most of the players have not won either," Klopp said ahead of the game. "We are waiting for this opportunity. For most of us in our careers, we want to enjoy it. "
Estimated composition:
Allison, Trent Alexander Arnold, Joel Matip, Virgil Van Dyke, Andy Robertson, Nabi Keita, Jordan Henderson, Tiago, Muhammad Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Diaz.
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