Controversial Wembley curse continues as Chelsea rue missed chances in Carabao Cup final clash

Someone had to lose, and sadly that's Chelsea.

With all the disrespect the Carabao Cup competition gets as a trophy that no side really wants to win, that didn't play out in the stands, on the field or the touchline as both Champions League-winning squads fought into extra time then penalties.

Thomas Tuchel may rue his last-minute substitution, but his side played well enough to win the match in the 90 minutes with a good few clear-cut chances missed.

I can't help but walk away thinking the case on Chelsea attack is that much stronger. If the same chances came Liverpool's way, would they have scored them?

In this tie, Tuchel made a correct decision in starting Edouard Mendy as he made a string of world-class saves to keep the score at 0-0.

I do believe if Mendy is in the sticks, he saves at least one of the penalties to help Chelsea win it. Sadly he couldn't cap that performance off with penalty shoot-out action as he kept his 40th clean sheet in a Chelsea shirt in just 74 appearances for the west London side. It's always a case of if buts and maybes, and sadly Chelsea are the side that has to think about them as Liverpool edged it.

The redemption has been halted as Kepa Arrizabalaga blazes the 22nd penalty of the shoot-out over the bar after 21 consecutive shoot-out goals. The story felt too good to be true that he would come on with a minute remaining and save the crucial penalty to help us win the trophy. Instead, he ends up being a villain, and that's something he wouldn't have expected as he limbered himself up on the touchline before he came on.

Wembley has been nothing but bad luck for Kepa over the last few seasons. From his controversial decision to tell then-manager Maurizio Sarri, he wasn't coming off ahead of