Mohamed Salah equals Eto'o's record and is close to Drogba in the Champions League
Equivalent winger and top scorer for Liverpool FC, Mohamed Salah, the legend of Cameroon and former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker, Samuel Eto'o, in the UEFA Champions League.
Mohamed Salah scored his first goal against Real Madrid throughout his football career in defeating Liverpool 3-1 at the "Alfredo Di Stefano" stadium in the first leg of the quarter-final stage of the continental competition.
According to the official account of the European Champions League on "Twitter", Adel Mohamed Salah, No. Eto'o scored his tenth goal in the knockout rounds of the Champions League against Real Madrid.
The Liverpool striker came close to his colleague Sadio Mane, who scored 12 goals in the tournament, while Didier Drogba tops the African scorers' list with 14 goals in these crucial stages in the Champions League.
๐ African top scorers in the Champions League knockout stages:
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 6, 2021
⚽️1⃣4⃣ Didier Drogba ๐จ๐ฎ
⚽️1⃣2⃣ Sadio Manรฉ ๐ธ๐ณ
⚽️1⃣0⃣ Samuel Eto'o ๐จ๐ฒ
⚽️1⃣0⃣ Mohamed Salah ๐ช๐ฌ
⚽️0⃣7⃣ Emmanuel Adebayor ๐น๐ฌ
⚽️0⃣5⃣ Michael Essien ๐ฌ๐ญ
⚽️0⃣4⃣ Seydou Keita ๐ฒ๐ฑ
⚽️0⃣4⃣ Hakim Ziyech ๐ฒ๐ฆ#UCL pic.twitter.com/kK9DzT9cFf
List of African scorers in the qualifying stages of the Champions League
- Didier Drogba (14 goals).
- Sadio Mane (12 goals).
- Samuel Eto'o (10 goals).
- Mohamed Salah (10 goals).
- Emmanuel Adebayor (7 goals).
- Michael Essien (5 goals).
- Seydou Keita (4 goals).
- Hakim Ziyech (4 goals).