Mohamed Salah nets his 50th Champions League goal
In a week that he was being compared to Eden Hazard, Mohamed Salah once again underlined his status as Champions League star.
Mohamed Salah insisted there is more work to do for Liverpool after his 50th European goal for the club in a 2-1 Champions League win over Lille.
Liverpool have been perfect in the UEFA Champions League this season. The table-toppers only need a point to confirm qualification against Lille.
“Hopefully (it’s) not the last one,” said Salah, whose contract expires at the end of the season and has increasingly raised the prospect that this could be his last with the Merseyside club.
Arne Slot and Liverpool are top of both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League as the second half of the season gets into full swing.
If this is Mohamed Salah’s final season at Liverpool, he is going out in style. The Egypt striker scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool and his 22nd in all competitions this season to help Arne Slot’s team secure a place in the Champions League round of 16 with a 2-1 win against Lille.
Rodrygo is perhaps not yet at Salah's level, but he's close and more importantly, he's almost a decade younger. Liverpool should see the 24-year-old winger as their number one option to replace Salah. With the Reds, Rodrygo could continue to blossom into his prime years and become a core piece for the foreseeable future.
Liverpool became the first team to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the new Champions League format by beating Lille 2-1 on Tuesday
It is just the third time an English team has won their opening seven matches of a European Cup or Champions League campaign, with two of those being done by Liverpool (2021-22 and 2024-25 - along wit
Daniel Sturridge says none of the Liverpool players predicted Mohamed Salah's rise when he first joined the club.
Barça struck deep into stoppage time to edge a dramatic nine-goal encounter while Liverpool made it seven wins from seven by beating Lille.