It was a historic night for the Egyptian.
Mohamed Salah scored his 50th Champions League goal as Liverpool cruised into the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win over Galatasaray at Anfield.
The Reds trailed 1-0 from the first leg in Istanbul, but the slender nature of Galatasaray’s advantage meant it was always likely to prove a difficult night for the Turkish side, and so it proved as Liverpool ran riot.
Dominik Szoboszlai levelled the tie on aggregate with a smart finish in the 25th minute and, though Salah missed a penalty late in the first half, Liverpool reaped the rewards of their dominance in the second.
Salah was the provider as Hugo Ekitike completed the turnaround, before Ryan Gravenberch effectively put the tie beyond doubt after the Egyptian had again been denied by the overworked Galatasaray goalkeeper Uhurcan Cakir.
But Salah did finally etch his name into the history books with a trademark curling effort just after hour mark, becoming the first African player to reach 50 goals in the Champions League.
There was a a slight blot on a joyous evening for Liverpool as Salah was forced off with an injury, and the Reds will hope that blow is not too serious, with the first leg of their quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain to come next month, just days after an FA Cup quarter-final with Manchester City.
Salah will at least have the international break to try to recover in time for those games. Liverpool face Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday before club football takes a breather.
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