Mo Salah blew Thierry Henry away with Liverpool assist vs Villarreal

Liverpool have one foot in the Champions League final.

When it was revealed that the Reds would be facing Villarreal in the semi-finals, there was a quiet feeling amongst Kopites that they couldn’t really have asked for a kinder draw.

Yes, Villarreal aren’t to be sniffed at on the back of wins over Juventus and Bayern Munich, but they still represented a more straightforward task than you would usually expect at this stage of the competition.

And Liverpool really did put their best foot forward during the first leg at Anfield, battling their way to a 2-0 win courtesy of Pervis Estupinan’s own goal and Sadio Mane’s one-on-one finish.

It might not have been the blockbuster clash that we saw at the Etihad Stadium the previous night, but it was nevertheless a sensible and considered performance from Jurgen Klopp’s men.

Assuming that the Reds can avoid a major upset at the Estadio de la Cerámica, then their quadruple dreams could duly hinge on a clash with either Manchester City or Real Madrid.

And you can rest assured that none other than Mohamed Salah will be play a massive role if Liverpool do indeed go onto make history in what has arguably been his finest season at the club.

The Egyptian is up there with the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema in the Ballon d’Or hunt, amassing 30 goals and 14 assists that could be joined by four major honours.

And while the 29-year-old might not be scoring as freely as he was at the start of the campaign, he’s still continuing to produce stunning moments that get fans and pundits alike on their feet.

In fact, the Villarreal win was absolutely no different with Salah still sprinkling a moment of magic into 90 minutes where Liverpool had to grind down a typically canny