Desk Report:
Mohamed Salah is setting record after record. As well as scoring goals, he is also making goals for his teammates. Before the 2025-26 Champions League season began, Salah showed his magic. He set multiple records in one night.
Liverpool’s new season of the Champions League started with a match against Atletico Madrid at Anfield yesterday. Salah broke the record of the legendary Steven Gerrard as soon as he started playing in the match. Salah has played the second most matches in the Champions League for Liverpool with 74. Gerrard moved to third in the record books because of the Egyptian footballer. Gerrard has played 73 matches in the Champions League in the Allred jersey.
Salah set a record as soon as he came down to Anfield last night against Atletico. It took the Egyptian footballer only 6 minutes to create a new history. In the 4th minute, Salah’s free-kick was first received by Liverpool left-back Andrew Robertson. Later, Robertson converted it into a goal. After the assist, Salah took 2 minutes to score. In the 6th minute, Salah scored with a great finish from inside the box. The information about the Egyptian footballer’s history has been revealed by ‘Opto Joe’. In their official X handle, ‘Opta’ said that Salah became the first player in the history of the Champions League to score a goal and assist both in 6 minutes for an English club.
Jamie Carragher holds the record for playing the most matches in the Champions League for Liverpool, 80. Carragher played in the Allred’s jersey from 1996 to 2013. Meanwhile, Salah signed a contract with Liverpool until 2027 in April this year. It is more likely that he will write the Egyptian forward’s record in his name by playing 7 matches in this year’s Champions League.
Liverpool won 3-2 against Atletico Madrid on the night of Salah’s new record. Marcos Loriente scored both goals for Atletico. The first goal came in the 45th minute and in the 3rd minute of extra time. The second goal came in the 81st minute. When the score was 2-2 until the 90th minute, Virgil van Dijk made the difference. Virgil van Dijk scored in the 2nd minute of extra time after 90 minutes with an assist from Dominik Szoboszló. On the same night, another star, Harry Kane, scored a brace at the Allianz Arena. In that match, Bayern Munich defeated Chelsea 3-1. Cole Palmer scored Chelsea’s only goal in the 29th minute. Chelsea also contributed to another goal for Bayern. Chelsea defender Trevor Chalobah scored an own goal in the 20th minute.
