UEFA announcement of Salah winning the Player of the Week – Press image courtesy of UEFA Champions League’s official Twitter
CAIRO – 27 April 2018: Egyptian Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah was named Player of the Week for the fourth time after the UEFA Champions League semi-final.
The official UEFA Champions League website announced on Friday that Mohamed Salah won the fans’ votes for Player of the Week against Real Madrid’s Marcelo Vieira with a huge difference, as the Egyptian managed to collect 92 percent of the votes, while Marcelo won the remaining 8 percent.
Salah had a big role in Liverpool’s semi-final game against AS Roma, as he scored two magnificent goals and assisted another two, securing Liverpool’s 5-2 victory.
On the other hand, Marcelo helped Real Madrid overcome Bayern Munich in the other semi-final match Bayern Munich’s Alianz Arena, as the Brazilian managed to score the equalizing goal in the 44th minute of the game, which was a turning point. In addition, his valuable defense skills prevented Bayern Munich’s forwards from scoring more goals, ending the game 2-1 for Madrid.
Comments
Leave a Comment