Egyptian reaches 51 goals, tying with Frenchman Thierry Henry.
Liverpool defeated Lille 2-1 on Tuesday, 21, at Anfield in the seventh round of the Champions League group stage. Goals came from Salah and Elliot, with Jonathan David scoring for the French side. See the top football results at live score ai.
This result secured the Reds’ place in the knockout stage with one game to spare and marked their perfect record, with seven matches and seven victories.
The game once again highlighted the star of the season so far: Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian continued to break records and achieved another significant milestone. By scoring against Lille, he reached 51 goals in the Champions League and entered the top 10 all-time goal scorers, now tied with Thierry Henry.
Of those 51 goals, 45 were scored for Liverpool, while the remaining six came during his time at Basel and Roma. With this achievement, he surpassed Kylian Mbappé, currently at Real Madrid, and former Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi.
Looking at the season as a whole, Salah’s numbers are equally impressive: in 31 games so far, he has scored 22 goals and provided 17 assists, averaging 1.25 goal contributions per game. BBscore football, your key source for football updates.