The match will be best remembered for the 28-year-old’s wonder goal, but a couple of Loris Karius howlers will also live long in the memory – the German at fault for the first and third of the Spanish outfit’s goals on a famous night in Kiev
Browsing: Mohamed Salah
The final game was played on Saturday in Kiev
The eyes of the world will be on the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev on Saturday (today) as two genuine European heavyweights compete for the Champions League trophy in club football’s biggest match.
Zidane rejected claims that the Spanish giants might have lost their edge ahead of Saturday’s final in Kiev, Ukraine.
The 25-year-old Egypt international scored his 32nd league goal of the season as Liverpool wound up their campaign with a 4-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday.
Key players of the team have been named as usual for the squad, led by Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah, Arsenal’s midfielder Mohamed Elneny and Aston Villa winger Ahmed Elmohamady.
The Egyptian became the highest scorer in a 38-game Premier League season with his strike against Brighton on Sunday, which helped seal a top-four finish for the Reds.
Salah’s record-setting goal came in the 26th minute, when he shot first time on the turn in the penalty area after a neat forward pass by Dominic Solanke.
The Egypt international, who has enjoyed a fruitful debut season with the Reds, picked up both gongs at the event, which took place at Anfield
The No. 11’s brilliant opener against the Italian side has been voted by fans as the best strike in Europe’s premier cup competition last week in a poll on UEFA’s website.
Salah was chosen as player of the year by the Professional Footballers Association after an outstanding season in which he has scored 43 goals in all competitions.
The Egyptian star is furious his image features prominently on the outside of the national team’s plane, which was provided by official sponsor WE.
Mohamed Salah squandered the best chance of the match after just six minutes as Stoke held on to move within three points of safety, although they now have only two games of their season remaining
As for travelling Stoke, Paul Lambert’s men are fighting for their top-flight survival and will be aiming to make a late charge to put pressure on 17th-placed Swansea City
His remarkable feat has subsequently, posed a serious threat to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s grip on the Ballon d’Or award.
Salah scored two first half goals for his team against AS Roma in the first leg Champions league semi final encounter at Liverpool, which eventually ended 5-2 in favour of Juergen Klopp’s side on Tuesday
Two late Roma goals, however, will give the Italians, who came back from 4-1 down to beat Barcelona in the previous round, some hope of an upset in the return game next Wednesday.
The Egyptian, playing for the first time against Roma since leaving for Liverpool last summer, opened the scoring in stunning fashion when he netted a powerful effort in the 36th minute
Salah was rewarded for his performances which have yielded 41 goals in all competitions since joining from AS Roma last year
The Egyptian forward moved level with Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Luis Suarez by adding to Danny Ings’s early opener at The Hawthorns, putting his side two in front