Mohamed Salah beats Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to important award
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has been crowned the UEFA Champions League player of the week after inspiring the Reds to a 3-0 triumph over Manchester City in the first leg of their meeting at Anfield on Wednesday.
- Egypt international Mohamed Salah beats Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to win UEFA Champions League player of the week
- The 25-year-old scored one goal and assisted one other goal in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday, April 6
- Overall, he has scored 38 goals in all competitions this term and he has been a major target for top European clubs this season
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has been crowned the UEFA Champions League player of the week.
The 25-year-old forward inspired the Reds to a 3-0 victory over fellow Premier League side, Manchester City in the first leg of their UCL quarterfinal clash at Anfield on Wednesday, April 4.
Sadio Mane and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also scored a goal each to ensure the Merseyside team head to the second leg of the encounter with a three-goal lead.
Meanwhile, the former Roma star was voted the best player in Europe after scoring a goals and also provided an assist in that fixture.
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Despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s acrobatic goal, the Liverpool man was considered the best performer in Europe after the first round of the quarterfinal matches.
Salah polled 57%, while Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo got 35% of the votes cast.
Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique also had his share of the votes as he polled 4% and Bayern Munich’s James Rodriguez got 5%.
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With his goal against City, the Egyptian has now scored 8 goals from 11 matches for the Reds – the same number of goals with Sevilla’s Wissam Ben Yedder this season. Just four goals behind top scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo with 14 goals this season.
The former Chelsea striker returned to the Premier League last summer and he has been fantastic for Liverpool – scoring 29 Premier League goals from 31 round of matches this term.
His goal tally in the ongoing league season stands at 38 goals in all competitions, and he stands a chance to increase it if he avoids injury before the end of this term.
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Source: Naija.ng