Mohamed Salah has made historical past by scoring his 51st European purpose for Liverpool, inserting him among the many high 10 scorers in UEFA Champions League historical past.
His achievement got here in Liverpool’s 2-1 win over 10-man Lille at Anfield, which secured the group’s place within the knockout stage of the competitors. Salah opened the scoring after Curtis Jones offered an ideal move, permitting him to attain with a surprising curling shot previous Lille’s goalkeeper, Lucas Chevalier.
This purpose marked Salah’s third within the present Champions League season, bringing his complete to 51 objectives, tying him with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry on the all-time checklist.
Liverpool’s victory was sealed when Harvey Elliott scored in response to Jonathan David’s equaliser for Lille, who took benefit of a rebound after Aïssa Mandi was despatched off for a second yellow card.
With this win, Liverpool maintained their excellent document within the Champions League, having gained all seven of their matches this season.
After the match, Salah expressed his satisfaction, saying, “I’m very proud. To be the primary participant to attain that for Liverpool means quite a bit. I’m very completely satisfied, however most of all, with the essential win.”
Salah now joins soccer greats like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who lead the all-time scoring checklist with 141 and 129 objectives, respectively. He has already surpassed legendary Liverpool gamers like Ian Rush and Fernando Torres in European competitions.
Followers celebrated Salah’s exceptional achievement, with some calling him “greater than Pele and Maradona” and others describing him as “the best winger of all time.”
The 32-year-old has now scored 21 objectives and offered 17 assists throughout all competitions this season, in what may very well be his remaining 12 months on the membership.
