UEFA Champions League Final - Player Focus - Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah is targeting a “revenge mission” on Saturday evening as Liverpool squares off against Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Salah suffered what he has admitted as the lowest point of his career when Sergio Ramos cynically hauled him down in the 2018 final in Kyiv, and now after several seasons of establishing himself as one of the most deadly attackers on the planet the man who has been handed the nickname of the Egyptian King by the Anfield faithful has only one goal in mind.Yet again it’s been another standout individual season for Salah who has registered 31 goals and 16 assists in all competitions in all competitions to date. In the Champions League, 12 appearances have yielded an impressive return of 12 goals including two goals against Atletico Madrid and Porto in vital group games. Heading into the latter stages Salah didn’t offer a goal in the quarter or semi-finals but two vital assists in either leg against Villarreal proved to be decisive. Over the course of the season, Salah has been ever-present in attack for Liverpool, dovetailing well with Sadio Mane and one of either Diego Jota or January signing Luis Diaz.
