Thursday, August 15, 2019

What are the key statistics after Liverpool won the UEFA Super Cup?

Liverpool won the fourth UEFA Super Cup in their history after defeating Chelsea by a 5-4 penalty.


In the 90th minute of regular time play, both teams finish with a 1-1 draw. Chelsea's first goal was scored by Olivier Giroud in the 36th minute before Sadio Mane equalized in the 48th minute. Twenty-two minutes into the extra time, Mane added another (95 minutes) but Jorginho made a penalty for the Blues in the 101st minute. In the penalty phase, Liverpool scored five goals by Roberto Firmino, Fabinho, Divock Origi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Mohamed Salah. Chelsea scored four goals for Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Mason Mount, and Emerson. The player who scored was Tammy Abraham.

Key stats that emerged after this match: 

- Only Barcelona and AC Milan have won more Super Cups than Liverpool, with five wins, while Liverpool has won four. 
- Chelsea has played the last three Super Cups, losing all three in 2012, 2013 and 2019. Only Barcelona and Sevilla have been in second place more than Chelsea (four times). 
- This is the fifth time in the last seven Super Cup matches that the two-time extra-time has been scored. : Liverpool became the first Premier League team to score two penalties in the same month since 2007. 
- Giroud has scored 12 goals in 16 European appearances for Chelsea but has only scored seven goals in 49 domestic tournaments. 
- Sadio Mane of Liverpool has been the first African player to score in a Super Cup since 2006.

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