Mohammed Salah has at least publicly kept up his issues with center-back Sergio Ramos in the past, as he prepares to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals on 6 April.
Forward said that he no longer thinks about his shoulder dislocation as he comes to the final of the competition 2018 with Ramos, forcing him to watch Liverpool’s 3–1 defeat from the dressing room.
Instead of dwelling on what happened in Kiev, Salah has dedicated himself to achieving better results against Real Madrid this time.
What has been said
“This game is in the past, so I don’t think about it [what happened with Ramos], ” Brother in law told marca. “I’m thinking about the team. Everyone is focused on their team and everybody wants to win … that’s it.
“Let’s just say that I have a special motivation to win the tie and go to the semi-finals. What is going to happen now is not going to change the outcome of the finals in Kiev. It is in the past.
“I think we are both strong. Both teams have won their last two matches in the Champions League. Both teams are ready. It is a special competition and both teams are doing well in it.”
Big picture
There will be no doubt over the incident between Salah and Ramos One of the most intriguing sub plots In the quarter-finals, regardless of how the players try to reduce it.
They remain central figures for their respective sides, as much has happened in the interim – Liverpool have gone on to win the Champions League and Premier League and Real Madrid have won La Liga and several domestic cups since the 2018 meeting . Certainly, of course, they would be locked in a straight fight.
But the bets entering the first stage of the quarter-finals are more than gaining ground in individual fights.
“I hope that in recent years I have been doing what I am doing.” “Winning trophies, scoring goals, helping my team win trophies … that’s the most important thing for me.”
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