JAKARTA - Midfielder Sadio Mane managed to occupy the top scorer position for Liverpool in the Champions League knockout stages. Mane won the feat after scoring one goal in the Reds' 2-0 win over Villarreal.
In the match at Anfield Stadium, Thursday, April 28, WIB, Mane became the only goal scorer for the Reds in the 55th minute. While one other goal was the result of an own goal Pervis Estupinan when the game was running 53 minutes.
Quoted from Champions League social media, with that goal, Mane has scored four Champions League goals this season. This Senegalese footballer even established himself as Liverpool's top scorer in the knockout stages throughout the history of the Champions League era with 14 goals.
With this number, Mane is three goals ahead of Mohamed Salah (11 goals) who occupies the second position. The third position and so on are filled with Roberto Firmino (10), Steven Gerrard (6), Dirk Kuyt (5), Luis Garcia (5), and Fernando Torres (5).
Top scorers in the knockout stages for Liverpool (UCL era only):⚽️1⃣4⃣ Sadio Mané⚽️1⃣1⃣ Mohamed Salah⚽️1⃣0⃣ Roberto Firmino⚽️0⃣6⃣ Steven Gerrard⚽️0⃣5⃣ Dirk Kuyt⚽️0⃣5⃣ Luis García ️0⃣5⃣ Fernando Torres #UCL pic.twitter.com /T4pMWm3WYj
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 27, 2022
During his appearance in the Champions League, Sadio Mane recorded the best performance in the 2017/2018 season by packing 10 goals. In that season, Mane helped lead Liverpool to the Champions League final, but failed to win after losing 1-3 to Real Madrid.
This season, Mane has scored a total of 19 goals in all tournaments. In addition to four goals in the Champions League, Mane scored 14 goals in the Premier League and two goals in the FA Cup.
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