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Published: May 6, 2022
Mohamed Salah, the star of English Liverpool, continued to threaten Real Madrid and confirmed that he will take revenge for losing the Champions League title in the 2018 final in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
The Egyptian star received the Player of the Year award from the English Writers' Association on Thursday, and admitted that his teammates are excited to face Real Madrid in the final.
The Spanish club set a date with Liverpool after their victory over Manchester City, while Liverpool qualified at the expense of Spanish Villarreal, and the final match is held in Paris on May 28.
When Salah was asked if he wanted to take revenge on Real Madrid after his team lost 3-1 in Kyiv, he said: Yes, it’s time for revenge, they defeated us and it was a very sad day for all of us, so yes we have to focus on the Premier League first, we have 4 matches left, and we hope Manchester City drops points.
He added: I said before the Real Madrid and Manchester City match in the semi-final second leg, that I want to face Real Madrid in the final, and we got that, and I am sure it will be a difficult match, because they have defeated very strong teams before reaching the final.
Salah’s statements towards Real Madrid started after his team qualified for the final on Tuesday, when he said after the end of the match: I want to face Real Madrid in the final, they have beaten us before, so I want to face them again, for a personal reason.
Before Salah repeated his threats again on Wednesday, after Real Madrid qualified for the final match, where he posted a picture on his official social media accounts, and said: We have a score to settle. Indicating that he wants to avenge the defeat in the 2018 final.
It is worth noting that Real Madrid won the Champions League title for the 13th time at the expense of Liverpool in the Kyiv 2018 final, when they won 3-1, and the match witnessed the Egyptian national player suffering a serious shoulder injury after an intervention by defender Sergio Ramos who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain.
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