By Daily Sports on May 26, 2018
Mohamed Salah insists Real Madrid’s record-breaking history with the Champions League does not faze Liverpool ahead of Saturday’s final.
Real will earn their third successive Champions League crown – and fourth in five years – if they beat Liverpool in Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday to secure the club’s 13th triumph in the competition overall.
But Salah, whose 10 goals in Europe helped Liverpool reach the final in the Ukrainian capital, is highly confident that he and his teammates can land a positive result against Zinedine Zidane’s side, especially in a one-off game.
The Egyptian told UEFA: “They are the team that has won this trophy more than anyone else. They’ve won the Champions League three times in the past four years, so they have a lot of experience.
“They’ve won it before, but it’s one game, not two, so we just need to focus and not think about anything in the past. When you get to the game it’s just 11 against 11.”
Salah added: “I don’t know what to say exactly, but to win the Champions League is something different. It’s something huge to win the Champions League.
“[Playing in the final is] a dream come true. Everyone is excited in the city and at the club. I remember two years ago, I watched the [Europa League] final back in Egypt and I saw what the atmosphere was like.”
Salah can become the first Egyptian to ever win the Champions League. It would be a fitting end to a remarkable debut campaign at Liverpool that has seen him score 44 goals in all competitions, leading him to winning the PFA Player of the Year award, along with countless other individual accolades.
“Hard work has been the key,” Salah said of his success. “The most important thing is to maintain that level, to [keep] doing what I’ve done next season as well. Now we have a final, so we need to think only about the final.
“I believed [that I was capable of this form]. I was at Roma for two years, had two great seasons there and everyone told me to stay, but it was in my mind to come and be successful in England.” (ESPN)
•Photo shows Salah in action
Source Daily Sports
Posted May 26, 2018
You may also like...
Enyimba Stadium Getting Facelift Ahead of 2023-2024 Football...
Nigerian Awards for Sporting Excellence: Counting down to...
Barcelona To Open New Contract Talks With Pedri...
Etebo Ruled Out Of Brazil Friendly
Sarri Hopeful on Hazard Injury after Sparta Victory...
Dream Team VI fall to Korea

Besiktas open to €10m Ndidi sale
NBF Pro targets better pay for boxers – Omo-Agege
FirstBank pledges commitment as 8th OBJ golf tourney tees off
Shameless, Brainless and Clueless Nigeria’s Football Officials
Bassey Africa’s best defender – Osimhen
Finidi targets NPFL title after CAFCL ticket
LOC chair promises unforgettable WTT Lagos
Akwa governor almost stopped Uyo pitch maintenance – Gusau
Ezechukwu eyes double gold in African Champs
Nnadozie books final spot as Ajibade, Echegini lose title in France
Peter Obi congratulates Osimhen on Turkish league triumph
Edem launches West Africa basketball tourney in Lagos
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,776 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,100 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,030 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,621 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,541 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,442 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,284 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,836 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,024 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,522 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,947 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,397 views)