He could have been the hero: Sadio Mané lost the penalty against Mendy in Liverpool vs. Chelsea

Liverpool won the FA Cup by beating Chelsea on penalties at Wembley Stadium. However, the consecration of the title of the squad led by Jurgen Kloop was suspended for a moment because Sadio Mané missed his shot.

The footballer was in charge of kicking the decisive shot, however, his compatriot Édouard Mendy guessed his intention and saved the ball. The Senegalese attacker missed the opportunity to become the hero of the final.

To Sadio Mané’s relief, Mason Mount missed the penalty and then Kostas Tsimikas sent the ball into the back of the net. In this way, the fans of the ‘Reds’ unleashed the hubbub in the stands, while the ESPN cameras focused on the precise moment in which Kloop and the striker hugged.

Liverpool vs. Chelsea: this is how they arrive at the game

Those led by Thomas Tuchel, who after being left out of the fight for the Premier League, do not want to end the season empty-handed and are going for an important and historic local trophy. Those of Jürgen Klopp, for their part, warned that they are going for everything until the end of the course, since they have already lifted the Carabao Cup, continue to fight inch by inch with Manchester City for the Premier and are installed in the Champions League final.

Despite some doubts regarding their calls for physical discomfort, N’Golo Kanté and Mateo Kovačić will be taken into account by Tuchel. Of the two, the Croatian has options to start the actions. In more, the German leaves Romelu Lukaku again and bets on Timo Werner for the lead.

Liverpool, meanwhile, will be without Fabinho, who was injured last Monday against Aston Villa and will focus on his recovery to be fit for the Champions League final. At the rear, Ibrahima Konaté is emerging as the best positioned to accompany Virgil Van Dijk. While Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah are from the start after being substitutes against Aston Villa last Tuesday. Finally, Luis Díaz wins the game against Diogo Jota again.