The "Puskás Aréna" in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, hosted the match between German club Leipzig and English club Liverpool in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the current 2020-2021 season.
In this match, Liverpool, led by Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, achieved a precious victory over Leipzig with a score of two goals to nil. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 53rd minute of the game, raising his tally to 24 goals in all competitions with the Reds this season. Senegalese star Sadio Mane added the second goal for Liverpool against Leipzig in the 58th minute of the match.
Mohamed Salah received a rating of 7.2 from the Swiss Center for Sports Studies (CIES), the educational partner of FIFA, following his outstanding performance and the fantastic goal he scored. Salah's statistics in the match were as follows:
- Minutes played: 90
- Goals: 1
- Assists: 0
- Shots on target: 2
- Shots off target: 0
- Touches: 50
- Accurate passes: 25 out of 32, with a percentage of 78%
- Tackles: 2
- Dribble attempts: 2
- Rating: 7.2
