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On Sunday, London's "Chelsea" fell to "Liverpool" after a dramatic penalty shootout in the English League Cup final. Both teams successfully converted their first 10 penalties, so the entire responsibility fell on the goalkeepers. "Liverpool" goalkeeper, Caoimhín Kelleher, successfully converted his penalty, while "Chelsea" representative, Kepa, hit the crossbar. Interestingly, Kepa only appeared in the field at the end of extra time to participate in the penalty shootout. "The Blues" manager, Thomas Tuchel, explained his decision after the match. "This is not the first time we have made this maneuver with Kepa. Statistically, he is slightly better at saving penalties from 11 meters, so this decision was made. We rarely see a situation where all 11 players have to take penalties. Sometimes such decisions turn against you, but we have to accept them in real time, not after seeing how they end. It is very unfortunate, but we certainly do not blame Kepa," Tuchel said after the match.
