Luis Diaz shined, and Liverpool won the right to enter the final of the English League Cup

Entering the semi-final second leg of the English League Cup against Fulham, Liverpool, despite having to be a guest, holds a 2-1 advantage in the first leg. Therefore, coach Klopp’s army immediately pushed up the squad to play a pre-emptive attack.

“The Kop”‘s attack intention soon brought results when, in the 11th minute, Quansah crossed from the right wing of the home field to the left wing. Diaz dribbled the ball into the penalty area before kicking it into the near corner. The ball slightly changed direction, and even though Leno had completely bent over, the Fulham goalkeeper still had to go into the net to pick up the ball.

Luis Diaz shined with the opening goal in the first half

The loss caused Fulham many difficulties when Liverpool proactively played slower and safer. Therefore, the first half ended with only one goal scored. In the second half, Fulham appeared unlucky when Andreas Pereira had a kick that hit the post.

After that, Liverpool regained the match with consecutive shots from Darwin Nunez. When “The Kop” could not find a second goal, they suddenly conceded. In the 77th minute, Wilson had a cross, and the ball hit Quansah and changed direction towards the near post, where Diop was there just in time to cushion Fulham’s equalizer with his thigh.

The goal helped Fulham play more excitedly in the few remaining minutes. However, the home team still could not reverse the situation. After drawing 1-1 in the second leg, Liverpool won the right to enter the final of the English League Cup with a total score of 3-2 after two matches.

Starting lineup:

Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Tosin, Diop, Robinson, Andreas Pereira, Palhinha, Cairney, Willian, Jimenez, and De Cordova-Reid.

Liverpool: Kelleher, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Quansah, Bradley, Curtis Jones, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Nunez, Diaz, and Gakpo.