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Egypt star Mohamed Salah has equaled a record held by Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o in the UEFA Champions League.
Just days after Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’ matched Eto’o’s league tally in Turkey this season, another Pharaoh managed to do the same, albeit on the biggest stage in European Football.
Not many players can retire having three Champions League winners’ medals such as Samuel Eto’o. He played a crucial role on the road to each medal and made sure he set the standards high.
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There is one record though that he holds, which Salah can manage to break if he scores in the semi-finals. After getting involved in his 50th goal in all competitions this season for Liverpool, Salah’s 39th goal meant he had now scored eight goals in the Champions League, matching Eto’o’s record number of goals in one campaign, the highest by an African player in history of the competition.
Eto’o managed to achieve this feat in Internazionale’s remarkable 2010/11 season when they won the treble.
The ‘Egyptian King’ will be looking forward to etch his name further in the history books as one more goal can help him break this record. It is worth noting that aside from his eight goals since the group stages, Salah also managed to score once in the qualifying rounds.
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