Liverpool don book their place for di Carabao Cup quarter-final afta dem beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties for Anfield on Wednesday night, wit defender Joe Gomez turning di unlikely hero when e convert di winning spot kick.
Di game finish 1-1 afta normal time. Chelsea first take di lead through a Morgan Rogers penalty before Liverpool equalise to force di shootout.
When Gomez step up, di centre-back smash di ball into di top-right corner, leaving di Chelsea goalkeeper wit no chance. Tribuna report say di defender show no emotion at all afta di goal, e just turn and waka back.
Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola tell ITV Sport afta di final whistle say di game tough. “It has been a very competitive game,” na so e talk. “It is a great experience. Other players have played a good competitive game, and I think to be in this knockout competition, it gives you experience. They played really well. Let’s see who we play in the next one.”
On Gomez, Iraola talk say e no surprise am say di defender score. “He was also very confident! I knew he would score this.”
Liverpool FC also publish Gomez reaction afta di match, where di player yan about di team mentality, di shootout win and di Carabao Cup dream.
Di night no end well for Wesley Fofana. Di Chelsea defender sky him own effort over di bar, and na dat miss hand Liverpool di victory.
For Gomez, di goal na one small milestone. Report note say di centre-back never score for Liverpool inside normal play, even though na him be di longest-serving player for di club. But from 12 yards, e dispatch him own wit ease, to di delight of The Kop and him teammates.
Liverpool go now face Bournemouth for di quarter-final, and di game go hold for home. Iraola admit say di draw na di tie him bin want avoid, because Bournemouth na him former club, though di home fixture mean less distance to travel.
Di night also see Xabi Alonso and Jordan Henderson return to Liverpool, but neither of dem get di ending wey dem want.
