Chelsea and Liverpool's seasons have been like night and day but their contrasting campaigns won't matter one bit when they battle it out for the Carabao Cup in Sunday's final.
The Blues haven't had a simple route to the final after being on the brink of defeat in their quarter-final against Newcastle, before Mykhailo Mudryk netted a stoppage time equaliser to help Chelsea advance on penalties. And they were beaten by Middlesbrough in the semi-final first leg before thumping them in the second.
Meanwhile, Liverpool’s route to the final has been slightly more straightforward, with wins against Leicester, Bournemouth, West Ham and Fulham in the runup to Sunday’s showdown.