Mohamed Salah’s desires of Champions League closing revenge towards Real Madrid might be over after the Egyptian was substituted off with an harm within the FA Cup closing victory over Chelsea – and was later joined by Virgil van Dijk.
The Premier League’s high scorer pulled up within the first-half, earlier than hitting the deck in discomfort as Liverpool edged out Chelsea on penalties to win the FA Cup.
Salah was then faraway from the fray within the thirty third minute rather than Diogo Jota, however left the Wembley turf of his personal accord.
He was later joined on the bench by talismanic defender Van Dijk who was withdrawn in favour of Joel Matip forward of additional time.
Van Dijk stated after the match: “We’re going to check it out. I felt in the first half when I sprinted, I felt a twinge behind my knee, I played on. In the end, I can’t risk it for the team and I need to trust Joel. Hopefully it will be fine.”
Jurgen Klopp had already been dealt an uncomfortable blow within the Reds earlier fixture with a mirror-image incident taking out key midfielder Fabinho.
The Brazilian equally walked off the pitch after half-hour throughout a 2-1 Premier League win over Aston Villa, and was later confirmed to have picked up a hamstring pressure.
Fabinho will now be out of motion till Liverpool’s Champions League closing assembly with Madrid on May 28, and issues might be extra extreme for Salah.
“It depends on the severity, but he doesn’t look happy,” stated talkSPORT commentator Andy Townsend.
“With what they’ve got at stake, if he’s got any sort of twinge, you don’t play through it. It’s a wise move if he felt something.”
Salah had beforehand expressed his pleasure at touchdown Madrid within the European Cup closing, the aspect he confronted with Liverpool in 2019, however left the pitch in tears after a tangle with Sergio Ramos.
“I want to play Madrid, I have to be honest,” the ahead stated after reaching the ultimate.
“Because we lost in the final before against them. So I want to play against them, hopefully win it against them as well.”
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