WHEN AS Roma agreed to sell Mohamed Salah to Liverpool last June they could well have anticipated that the Egyptian would go on to be a big success with the Premier League club.
What they surely didn’t expect would be that Salah and Liverpool would stand between them and a place in the Champions League final.
But on Wednesday morning (AEDT) at Anfield, Roma’s primary task will be to stop the prolific Salah from adding to his impressive 41 goals in all competitions.
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The Italian side are a surprise arrival in the last four of Europe’s premier club competition after a stunning comeback against Spanish giants Barcelona in the last round.
Liverpool pulled off their own surprise as Salah, voted Player of the Year by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), scored in both legs of his team’s 5-1 aggregate quarter-final win over Premier League champions Manchester City.
—with Reuters
HOW TO WATCH
Liverpool vs Roma Champions League semi-final will be broadcast live in beIN Sports 1 from 4am AEST on Wednesday. Kick-off is at 4.45am.
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