In the second match of the qualifying round, Liverpool entered the match against Lille with a relaxed spirit because they had already advanced. As a result, Salah and his teammates won easily with a score of 2-1. The three points helped Arne Slot's team continue to dominate the Champions League rankings, when they are 3 points ahead of the 2nd ranked team, Barcelona.
As for Mohamed Salah, he made his mark with a beautiful goal against Lille. The goal also helped Salah become the first Liverpool player to score 50 goals in European competitions. He currently has 45 goals in the Champions League and 5 goals scored in the Europa League.
After the match, coach Arne Slot praised Salah, according to Metro: “Especial is the word that can describe Salah’s performance for this team. Of course, you can still use other great words to describe what he does.
He has been excellent for many years and he continues to be excellent. Today it was a great goal. If Salah is one-on-one with the goalkeeper, he always has the ability to score a goal.”
The Liverpool manager also praised the team's collective spirit. He continued: "This goal probably tells you why we are top of the table and playing so well. The players were constantly working to win the ball back, before Curtis passed the ball to Mo Salah."
This season, Mohamed Salah is 32 years old. Although he is no longer as fast as before, the Egyptian star is still playing extremely effectively. In all competitions, Salah scored 22 goals and 17 assists after 31 matches for Liverpool.
