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Liverpool Beats Chelsea 1-0 to Win the English League Cup

Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk and head coach Jurgen Klopp and teammates celebrate after winning the EFL Carabao Cup final match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, 25 February 2024. EPA/ANDY RAIN
Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk and head coach Jurgen Klopp and teammates celebrate after winning the EFL Carabao Cup final match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, 25 February 2024. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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Liverpool Beats Chelsea 1-0 to Win the English League Cup

Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk and head coach Jurgen Klopp and teammates celebrate after winning the EFL Carabao Cup final match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, 25 February 2024. EPA/ANDY RAIN
Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk and head coach Jurgen Klopp and teammates celebrate after winning the EFL Carabao Cup final match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, 25 February 2024. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Virgil van Dijk headed Liverpool to a record-extending 10th English League Cup trophy by securing a 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday.
The center back's header in the 28th minute of extra time settled a tense clash that had ended 0-0 in regulation.
It clinched an eighth piece of major silverware for Jurgen Klopp and ensured the Liverpool manager will not end his final season at the club empty-handed.
Klopp will step down at the end of the season, but victory in the League Cup has kept his team on course for an improbable quadruple of trophies.
Liverpool currently leads the Premier League table and is still in contention for the FA Cup and Europa League.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was hoping to win his first major trophy in England after previous spells with Southampton and Tottenham.
He will have to wait, while Klopp can look ahead to more glory before walking away.
Liverpool and Chelsea had met in both domestic finals in 2022 and on both occasions Liverpool came out on top to lift the League Cup and FA Cup on penalties after two goalless draws.
This was another close match that saw both teams have goals ruled out for offside and other chances missed.
Eventually Van Dijk came up with the decisive moment and perhaps the start of a trophy-laden end to Klopp's reign.

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African Players in Europe: Salah Takes Break after Sinking Villa

Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield stadium, in Liverpool, north west England, on November 5, 2024. ( AFP)
Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield stadium, in Liverpool, north west England, on November 5, 2024. ( AFP)
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African Players in Europe: Salah Takes Break after Sinking Villa

Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield stadium, in Liverpool, north west England, on November 5, 2024. ( AFP)
Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield stadium, in Liverpool, north west England, on November 5, 2024. ( AFP)

Egypt captain Mohamed Salah has been excused from Africa Cup of Nations duty after creating the first goal and scoring the second for Liverpool in a 2-0 Premier League win over Aston Villa.

The record seven-time African champions play Cape Verde away and Botswana at home on November 15 and 19, having already qualified from Group C for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco.

In his absence, Egypt will look to in-form Omar Marmoush for goals. He took his season tally to 11 in the Bundesliga with one in a 3-2 win over Stuttgart.

Here, AFP Sport highlights some African headline-makers in the major European leagues:

ENGLAND

MOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool)

Salah took his tally for the season to 10 goals and 10 assists with one of each in Liverpool's win over Villa on Saturday. Darwin Nunez raced on to the Egyptian's touch to open the scoring before Salah broke clear late on to set the seal on a victory that moves Liverpool five points clear at the top of the Premier League. The 32-year-old's eighth league goal of the campaign also moved him in to a share of second place in the race for the Golden Boot behind Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who has 12.

YOANE WISSA (Brentford)

Wissa is averaging a goal every 81 minutes in the Premier League this season after scoring twice in Brentford's thrilling 3-2 victory over Bournemouth. The Democratic Republic of Congo international headed in the first of two Bees equalizers before scoring the winning goal with a deft chip over on-loan Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Wissa is up to seven goals in eight league appearances, either side of an ankle injury that sidelined him for just over a month.

AMAD DIALLO (Manchester United)

Diallo was handed a start by interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy for United's 3-0 win against Leicester as a reward for his double to beat PAOK in the Europa League in midweek. The Ivorian played a key role in the Red Devils' opening goal with a backheel assist for Bruno Fernandes to fire home from outside the box.

ITALY

HASSANE KAMARA (Udinese)

A thunderous strike from the Ivory Coast international gave Udinese the lead on the stroke of half-time at Atalanta, who recovered to win 2-1 and lie second behind Serie A leaders Napoli. "I could have had a brace today," said the midfielder. "When our backs are up against the wall, as was the case in the second half today, we have got to be tighter in defense and more direct in attack."

GERMANY

OMAR MARMOUSH (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Marmoush extended his astonishing run of early-season form with a goal and an assist in Eintracht's win over Stuttgart. Marmoush set up Hugo Ekitike for the opener before curling in a brilliant free-kick from 25 yards out just after the hour mark. He is level with Bayern Munich's Harry Kane at the top of the Bundesliga scoring charts, with 11 goals and seven assists.

SERHOU GUIRASSY (Borussia Dortmund)

Guirassy won and converted a penalty in the 40th minute, but it was not enough as 10-man Borussia lost 3-1 at Mainz. Emre Can's early red card put pressure on struggling Dortmund. The Guinea international's form has been a rare bright spot in a challenging campaign for last season's Champions League finalists. The 28-year-old has nine goals and four assists in 13 matches.