New Delhi: Mohamed Salah finding the back of the nets has been the tale of the season. His latest exploits came against Lille in the Champions League taking his tally in the competition to three, having scored 22 times in 31 games across competitions. The Egyptian has made a further 17 assists, making his 39-goal involvements the highest in the season among players in the top five leagues of Europe.
Salah’s goal against French team Lille came when he cleared Curtis Jones’s through ball past a charging Lucas Chevalier ensuring that the Reds were through to the Champions League final 16 stage. It was the 50th goal the 32-year-old had scored for Liverpool in European competition with 44 coming in the elite competition of European, five in the Europa League last season and one in Champions League qualifying.
The Egyptian King scores his 50th European goal for the Reds 👑⚽️ pic.twitter.com/AeIfgGCr2x
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The goal increases his tally as Liverpool’s highest European scorer, and he added 20 Champions League goals at Anfield. Former Manchester City player Sergio Aguero scored 23 at Etihad Stadium and Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy had 23 at Old Trafford and are the only ones who have more goals at one venue in the Champions League than Salah’s record at Anfield.
At Anfield he has been involved in 18 goals in 15 appearances this season, scoring ten times and has been one of the main reasons for Liverpool’s success this season in both Champions League and Premier League, where Salah is the highest scorer currently. He has shown great confidence in front of the goal this season making sure that missed chances are never costly and he is able to compensate with a goal in the next chance.
Reacting to the goal, Salah confessed he was “proud” of the achievement and it was more special that it had come in a winning cause. Salah has said that despite their performance, Liverpool still need to work hard and execute gameplans to end the season on high.
Apart from his performance this season, Salah’s stay at Liverpool has earned equal spotlight, with his contract expiring at the conclusion of this season. In December the Egypt forward had said a deal extending his stay with the club was still “far away”. Despite the rumours around Salah, it has taken no toll on Salah’s performance.
Mohamed Salah has enjoyed an amazing season and finding the back of the net against Lille in Champions League took his European goal tally for Liverpool to 50. Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
