Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea (5-4 on pens): 5 Hits and Flops

Adrian celebrates with teammates after thwarting Tammy Abraham from the spot during their shootout win
Adrian celebrates with teammates after thwarting Tammy Abraham from the spot during their shootout win

#4 Hit: Kepa Arrizabalaga

Kepa was impressive and forced into a string of important saves during a busy evening's work
Kepa was impressive and forced into a string of important saves during a busy evening's work

If not for Kepa Arrizabalaga's heroics, Chelsea wouldn't have even made it to extra-time - let alone penalties. Although the 24-year-old conceded twice, there wasn't much he could have done to thwart Sadio Mane's blistering second while the first was a consequence of sloppy defending.

He made nine saves over the 120 minutes, including a fantastic double save from Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk - while this outing proved much more successful than his venture in Manchester on Sunday, where he conceded four and only registered one save during a frustrating afternoon for all concerned.

Admittedly though, there were still a few nervy moments from Spain's new number one. He didn't always look assured in possession (52.4%) and could have been punished after misjudging the flight of a corner, though van Dijk let him off the hook by heading over the crossbar.

Nonetheless, this was an impressive display from Chelsea's £72m man, who acted as a reliable last line of defence and was unfortunate not to claw away two of Liverpool's five converted penalties in the decisive shootout too.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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