Edouard Mendy also set a Champions League record when he made Chelsea’s starting XI for Saturday’s final against Manchester City in Portugal.
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The former Zimbabwe international was also in goal for Liverpool a year earlier when the Reds defeated AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico, Rome to claim the European Cup final in 1984.
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Mendy kept 10 clean sheets in 12 games, conceding just twice.
Mendy was signed from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes in a £22m ($31m) deal as the six-time English top-flight kings sought to find greater stability between the sticks as costly errors had crept into Kepa Arrizabalaga’s game.
