70-year waiting time over: Newcastle wins Ligapokal final against Liverpool

FC Liverpool missed the chance to win the first title after the end of the Jürgen Klopp era a few days after the bitter Champions League. The football leader of the Premier League was defeated in the final of the English league cup after an exciting final phase with 1: 2 (0: 1) against Newcastle United. The Magpies thus ended a 70 -year national thirst.

Ex-Dortmund Isak becomes a hero

Dan Burn (45th minute) by header after a corner and the former Dortmund Alexander Isak (52nd) met in the Wembley Stadium for the Magpies trained by Eddie Howe. Previously, a supposed goal of the outstanding Isak had not counted due to a controversial offside situation. Newcastle’s last national title was the FA-Cup win in 1955. Some fans of the clubs, which had been alimanted by Saudi Arabia for several years, cried with happiness.

While the Newcastle professionals left no doubt from the start that they actually wanted the league cup that was actually considered insignificant in England, Liverpool needed long to come into play.

The team, which had failed in the round class in the round of 16 in a penalty shoot-out on Paris Saint-Germain, had a hard time and failed several times due to Newcastle goalkeeper Nick. Only in the almost ten-minute added time did Federico Chiesa (90.+4) make it again high tension with his goal, which was given after a long VAR test.

First Liverpool title under slot probably only a matter of time

For the Reds, who won the league cup under Klopp and are record winners with ten successes, the championship offers the last chance to end Slots premiere season with a trophy. In view of twelve points ahead of pursuers FC Arsenal in nine remaining games, it should probably only be a matter of time.