Egyptian king dominates Champions League semi-final

CAIRO – 24 April 2018: Liverpool defeated AS Roma 5-2 on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals at Anfield. Liverpool’s Egyptian winger, Mohamed Salah, was the hero of the night for Liverpool fans after an amazing performance.

Roma dominated the game in the first 20 minutes, but Liverpool returned to have control of the ball when Georginio Wijnaldum replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who picked up an injury.

Salah had two chances to score but his shots were blocked by Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker.



The Egyptian opened the score after 30 minutes from a stunning screamer to make the score 1-0, but he refused to celebrate scoring against his former club.



Salah doubled the score seconds before the whistle when he chipped the ball over Allison to end the first half 2-0.



Salah continued his magic in the second half, providing two assists to Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, who added the third and the fourth goals, respectively.

The party continued in Anfield as Firmino made the score 5-0 by a header.

Liverpool fans gave Salah a standing ovation when he left the pitch to be replaced by Danny Ings 20 minutes before the final whistle.



The visitors started to create chances after Salah’s substitution and Edin Dzeko added the first goal for Roma 10 minutes before the end of the game, while Diego Perotti scored the second goal five minutes later through a penalty to end the game 5-2.



Roma will host Liverpool on Wednesday, May 2 in the second leg, and the Italian team hopes to repeat their comeback over Barcelona in the quarter-finals to reach the final.