Salah caps comeback to send Liverpool into last eight with rout of Galatasaray

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Galatasaray’s star striker was replaced at the interval.The composure of Slot and his players may have been tested to the extreme but Liverpool stayed patient and focused, even while their dominance of the ball failed to yield clear-cut chances, and were rewarded when Florian Wirtz’s shot deflected wide for a corner.It produced an exemplary set-piece routine from the training ground. Alexis Mac Allister found his fellow midfielder with a low delivery to the edge of the area and, with Konaté blocking off Roland Sallai, the Hungary captain slotted an immaculate first time shot into the bottom corner.It was no more than Liverpool deserved and, with Galatasaray heads wobbling, a crucial second goal could have soon followed.

Ugurcan Cakir saved the striker’s attempted chip.Dominik Szoboszlai scores the first goal to put Liverpool ahead on the night and level on aggregate. The keeper produced a flying save to deny Szoboszlai a second goal of the night from 25 yards and denied Salah from the penalty spot after Ismail Jakobs was penalised for a lazy trip on the Liverpool midfielder.

Salah was instrumental in the third goal just two minutes later when, from Wirtz’s pass, his snap-shot was parried by Cakir into the path of Ryan Gravenberch. But Liverpool, and Salah, were not done yet.