Salah strikes fear in Europe, the Pharaoh is back and going for it all

The Champions League draw on Monday dictated that Real Madrid will face Liverpool in the last 16 of the competition. It is a repeat of last May's final in Paris, with the Reds seeking revenge. This season, though, things have not started so well for them. A Mohamed Salah brace woke up Liverpool in London, who got back to winning ways after two straight defeats, and damaged a Tottenham side who reacted late and missed out on the prize.

Jürgen Klopp's side soon fell out of contention for the Premier League. Their performance in the Champions League has been noticeably better, with the exception of the first matchday defeat in the first round where they missed out on top spot in the group, which ultimately condemned them to face Los Merengues. But little by little they regained the pulse thanks to their main figure.

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Having signed a mammoth contract in June extending his stay at Anfield until 2025, putting an end to the rumours following the Paris defeat, Mohamed Salah has not had a particularly good record in the Premier League but is the top scorer in the Champions League with seven goals.

He has 14 in total, with five assists also in 20 games played this term. And he will not be at the World Cup as Egypt have not qualified, so he will have more time to rest when the competitions resume at the end of December. But a lot can happen until February.

Salah continues to shine

Mohamed Salah is the best card in this TOTW (Team Of The Week), the Egyptian received his second In Form (IF) card so far in FIFA 23 and improved 2 points in passing, 2 points in defence, and 1 point in pace, shooting, dribbling and physicality compared to his last Team Of The Week card and his market price is around 620,000 coins.