Unless you’ve spent the last couple of weeks under a rock, you’ll know that Mo Salah’s Champions League final didn’t go to plan
A huge factor in Liverpool’s path to Kiev, Salah had to be withdrawn half an hour into the game with Real Madrid after injuring his shoulder in a tangle with Sergio Ramos. Without their star performer, Liverpool lost the game 3-1.
Since then, Ramos has barely been out of the headlines. He’s been accused of deliberately setting out to injure Salah, with a petition being set up calling for Uefa and Fifa to take action against him. Even more surreal, some bloke that used to be on Brookside has even challenged him to a fight.
Ramos has clearly been surprised by the reaction to the incident, ridiculing suggestions that he set out to intentionally inflict injury on the Egyptian while speaking to AS. Not only this, the defender also suggested that Salah would’ve been able to play on in the second half if he’d taken a couple of painkilling injections at half-time.
As for Salah, he seems see the funny side of Ramos’ comments on the matter. Speaking to Marca, the former Roma forward laughed off Ramos’ suggestion he could’ve continued with the help of injections.
“My comment is that it’s always okay when the one who made you cry first then makes you laugh,” Salah said. “Maybe he could also tell me if I’m going to be ready for the World Cup?”
Ramos also suggested Salah locked arms with him first in the incident which caused his injury. Asked about this, Salah replied: “It’s funny… He sent me a message, but I never told him it was ‘okay.'”
Salah went on to describe his departure from the final as the worst moment of his career.
“When I fell to the ground, I had a mixture of physical pain and a lot of worry. Also anger and sadness for not being able to continue playing the Champions League final.
“Moments later, I also thought about the possibility of not playing in the World Cup and that was a devastating thought.”
Fortunately for Salah, it seems he will be fit for the World Cup and hopes to play a part in Egypt’s opener against Uruguay on June 15.
Egypt will also face hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia in the the tournament, their first World Cup in nearly three decades.
