Mohamed Salah says that he would rather Liverpool played Real Madrid than Manchester City in the Champions League final later this month.The Reds booked their place in the Paris showpiece after showing resilience and character to finish Villarreal off. Liverpool took a 2-0 lead to Spain following the first leg. However, they were undone in the first half of Tuesday’s second leg.
Indeed, Boulaye Dia and Francis Coquelin made it 2-0 to Villarreal and 2-2 on aggregate.
But, Liverpool midfielder Fabinho struck the all-important first goal of the second half to put the visitors back in front. And from there, substitute Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane finished Villarreal off.
As a result, Jurgen Klopp’s men will play either Real Madrid …
- May 4, 2022
