Chelsea’s defeat to Liverpool in the final of the Carabao Cup (0:1) marked a historic moment for English football, albeit a regrettable one.
The winning goal for the Merseyside team was scored by Virgil van Dijk in the dying moments of the second extra time.
Following this loss, Chelsea has entered the annals of English football in an unfavorable light.
The Blues have now lost six consecutive finals in domestic cup competitions, an unprecedented streak in English football history.
In 2019, Chelsea fell to Manchester City in the League Cup final. Subsequently, they suffered three defeats in the FA Cup final: against Arsenal (2020), Leicester City (2021), and Liverpool (2022). In the same year of 2022, they also lost to Liverpool in the decisive match of the League Cup.
The last major domestic trophy Chelsea secured was in 2018 when they emerged victorious against Manchester United in the FA Cup final.