What did Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos intend when grabbing the Egyptian’s arm? He might say he was reacting to Liverpool’s own concussive approach. Either way Salah was done
And fade to white. By the end of a messy, thrilling, occasionally grisly Champions League final in Kiev the most unexpected note was that Liverpool’s fearless run to this stage should end with regrets and a quiver of what might have been.
It seemed even crueller still that the final image of Mo Salah’s joyful season should be the sight of the Premier League player of the year leaving the pitch in tears with half an hour gone. But then there are reasons why Real Madrid win these games, why the same faces keep on being framed by the cameras year after year lifting that intoxicatingly shiny trophy. Or in other words: Mo, meet Sergio.
Written by Barney Ronay at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/may/26/liverpool-mohamed-salah-cruel-end-real-madrid-sergio-ramos-champions-league under the title “Mo Salah’s tears and agony a cruel end to his season of joy with Liverpool | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
