Salah moves away from the Ballon d'Or in his supposed last year at Liverpool

A bad patch of the season for Slot's Liverpool. In their worst week of the entire campaign, the English team was eliminated from the Champions League by PSG . They did so in the penalty shootout played at Anfield after a 1-1 scoreline between the first and second legs .

In a shootout in which Gianluigi Donnarumma was the star protagonist , Liverpool, who had finished first in the first round of the Champions League, were eliminated at the first hurdle in the first leg of the competition. They tried to recover quickly because that weekend they were playing in the Carabao Cup against Newcastle United, but Slot's team also lost 2-1 in the final , thus losing two competitions this season.

One of the most criticized players after these two defeats has been Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian striker's contract expires on June 30, 2025, and his future could lie far from Liverpool. He only had one shot on goal in the entire Champions League round of 16 tie against PSG, and he successfully completed three of his ten dribbles.

In the Carabao Cup, Salah didn't attempt a single shot or create a single chance, something that hadn't happened in his entire career since joining Liverpool. These poor results with Liverpool have kept him out of the spotlight for the 2025 Ballon d'Or. The Egyptian was one of the favorites, but now he'll have a tough time winning the award.

Outside the top five

The digital portal 'Goal' updates a weekly ranking where, through votes from users and football analysts, a podium is established to discover the winner of the Ballon d'Or. Mohamed Salah, throughout the season, had been the clear favorite to lift the award. Sole leaders in the Premier League, first in the Champions League phase, with a presence in the Carabao Cup... However, this poor run of results has caused him to fall out of the top five in the latest update.

Harry Kane occupies fourth place, while the podium is occupied by three players who play in LaLiga: third place goes to Lamine Yamal, second to Kylian Mbappé, and first to Raphinha of FC Barcelona.