Mohamed Salah breaks silence on Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid

Mohamed Salah says he ‘cannot express’ how much he and his team-mates wanted to win the Champions League as he broke his silence following Liverpool’s defeat to Real Madrid.

Liverpool’s bid to become European champions for a seventh time ended in disappointment on Saturday night as Real Madrid secured a record-extending 14th title.

Jurgen Klopp’s side created a number of chances in the Paris final but ran into an inspired Thibaut Courtois, who denied Salah six times and also made fine saves to keep out Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota.

Salah was seeking revenge after suffering an injury in the 2018 final against Real Madrid but left the French capital disappointed.

He posted on social media: ‘I cannot express in words how much we wanted to bring that trophy back to Liverpool but in the end we couldn’t.

‘I cannot thank the fans enough for your support. It has been a very long season but a part of me wishes the next one starts again tomorrow.’

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On winning the PFA Player of the Year award, Salah added: ‘Being recognised by the fans and by the sports journalists in the same season is something special that I will never forget.

‘I would however give all those personal awards up for a chance at replaying that final, but that is not how football works.’

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