Real Madrid vs. Liverpool's final for the 2021-2022 Champions League will be played this Saturday, May 28, in front of 90,000 people at Wembley Stadium. For many and for Mohamed Salah, the commitment will be a kind of revenge for what happened in 2018 when the Whites defeated them 3-1 in the final of the same competition, where Karim Benzema, the current top scorer of the Casa Blanca, scored one of the goals.
Both players will face each other again in a Champions League final, after a tremendous season in front of the goal. On the one hand, the Frenchman has broken several records, while the Egyptian has once again been essential in the titles he has won with the Reds.
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How does Mohamed Salah get to the Champions League final?
The 'Pharaoh' scored 23 goals in the Premier League in the recent edition and was the top scorer of the tournament alongside Son Heung-Min of Tottenham. Although he could not win the league, with Liverpool he has won two of the four tournaments he has played: the FA Cup, Carabao Cup, and if the case arises, they could win the Champions League, thus achieving a mark of three out of four.
Mohamed Salah posing with his trophies. Photo: Liverpool
'Mo', with eight goals in the Champions League, and the Reds will seek to make that a reality, they will try to remove the thorn left by Manchester City and they will try to 'avenge' the Whites in the final, which will no longer have Cristiano Ronaldo or Loris Karius on the field, but it will have Karim Benzema.
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How does Karim Benzema get to the Champions League final?
With 44 goals in total, the 'Cat' has had a great season. He has won LaLiga, was the top scorer of the championship with 27 goals, and has become the club's second all-time top scorer with 323 goals, just like Raúl González. The Frenchman has been Real Madrid's main figure on their way to the Champions League final, thanks to his key goals against PSG, Chelsea, and Manchester City.
Karim Benzema has scored 44 goals in the 2021-2022 season. Photo: EFE
His numbers in the Champions League also seem unbeatable in the current edition, with 15 goals, seven more than Salah. However, in terms of assists throughout the season, he has registered 14, while the 'King of Egypt' has managed to make 15.