Mohamed Salah was the best individual player this season for not just Liverpool, but the entire Premier League. All of us who watched/are watching the UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid lost when the Egyptian international was forced to leave the game early due to his having suffered a shoulder injury.
It’s not just the Reds and their supporters who missed out, it’s everyone who enjoys watching the most brilliant players of the beautiful game.
Mohamed Salah leaves the first #UCLFinal of his career in tears.
Heartbreaking to see. ? pic.twitter.com/LnFx06Wtwd
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) May 26, 2018
It was a gut-wrenching experience to watch Salah leave the pitch early in tears; he was then replaced by Adam Lallana. Mohamed Salah got injured in the 24′ due to a collision with Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. The play, which you can see video of below, has inspired a fierce backlash from football fans on social media against Ramos.
The DIRTY play by Sergio Ramos to injure Mohamed Salah in the Champions League Final.
Salah went to the locker roompic.twitter.com/YUlGflB8p5
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 26, 2018
Here are just a couple examples of the kind of tweets we’re seeing about Ramos right now.
https://twitter.com/TheRealAzee_RSA/status/1000466815326318592
Honestly, that was a disgrace from Sergio Ramos. He's ended @MoSalah's night, and possibly his World Cup with a cynical, horrible foul. Believe me, Ramos knew what he was doing there, dragging the arm down like that and holding. Red card all day. #UCLfinal
— David Maddock (@MaddockMirror) May 26, 2018
As of this writing, Real lead Liverpool 3-1 very late in the second half, so barring a miracle, it was a European three-peat for the current champions.
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