Liverpool beat Atlético in one of the most exciting matches so far in the Champions League. The set of Jürgen Klopp took the victory of the Metropolitan, consolidates as group leader and has a foot and a half in the knockout stages of the tournament. In the midst of all the controversy of expulsions, penalties and VAR that surrounded the match, Mohamed Salah excelled again in an important appointment and is consolidated as one of the best players in the world.
The start of the Egyptian season is within the reach of very few. He has scored 12 goals and distributed 4 assists in the 11 games that he has played to date, that is, he has scored a goal in all the games minus one of the Anfield team season. After his double against Atlético, Salah broke two records and keeps getting dangerously close to others.
Salah’s milestones after the victory in Madrid
After his great performance in the Metropolitan, in addition to getting the three points, the Egyptian has entered (even more) in Liverpool history. Has become the top scorer of the red team in the Champions League with 31 goals in 48 games, surpassing the Steven Gerrard, who had achieved 30 in the 97 games he played.
Also, the ’11’ is the first player in history del Liverpool who scores a goal in 9 consecutive games (OPTA). He did it before Chelsea in the third day of the Premier and has continued to do so against Leeds, Milan, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Porto, Manchester City, Watford and Atlético de Madrid. On Sunday he has a match of great rivalry against Manchester United to continue an unprecedented streak.
Salah celebrating the first goal
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But Salah doesn’t stop there. The attacker of Klopp’s team is, with 30 goals, the fourth top scorer in the Champions League since the start of the 2016/2017 season. It is only surpassed by Lewandowski (45), Cristiano Ronaldo (43) and Messi (30), as pointed out Squawka. The Egyptian is also the top scorer (8) in the Champions League in 2021.
Likewise, the records of Salah also threaten English teams. With 31 goals, he is only 5 to match Agüero and Drogba as the players who have scored the most goals in the Champions League for English teams. At 35 are Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Thierry Henry. On December 7, if he scores against Milan at the San Siro, he will equal the record for the most consecutive goals scored away from home in the Champions League. Right now he has 6 meetings; Agüero has the record with 7.
The Egyptian is on the list of 30 nominees for the 2021 Ballon d’Or and, although it is not among the favorites in the pools, continues to give arguments to be considered one of the best players of the moment. His consistency (188 goals generated in 214 games with Liverpool), his figures and his dimension as a player are making him a legend.