ESPN.com · Feb 25, 2024
Van Dijk header in extra time wins Carabao Cup for Liverpool
Liverpool ensured that Jurgen Klopp's final season will end with silverware after Virgil Van Dijk's extra-time goal gave them a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
A frenetic final, which saw VAR deny goals for both sides, was scoreless in 90 minutes and eventually decided deep in extra-time by Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk's glancing header.
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Liverpool entered the final with 10 first-team players, including Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez, missing through injury but roared on by their raucous supporters, they competed bravely to see off Chelsea.