UEFA Champions League Revenge on the Cards As Salah Fires Warning Shot to Real Madrid

• Mohamed Salah's wish for this season's UEFA Champions League finals has been answered by the 'football gods'
• The Egyptian disclosed he would prefer a final date with the reigning Spanish champions in order to exact his revenge on them
• Salah will be playing in his third UEFA Champions League finals since joining Liverpool from Italian side AS Roma

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will have a personal score to settle with Real Madrid ahead of the UEFA Champions League finals.

The 29-year-old attacker prayed for a Liverpool vs Real Madrid final after his side sealed their third final appearance in the competition in five years.

And it appears the former Chelsea winger has had his wish granted with the newly-crowned La Liga champions sealing a final berth in dramatic circumstances.

Mo Salah's Liverpool had one leg in the finals after comfortably beating Villarreal in the first leg by two goals to nil at Anfield.

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But the Reds were made to sweat for their Champions League final ticket in the reverse fixture when Boulaye Dia and Coquelin gave the Yellow Submarines a two-nil lead at halftime.

A revamped Liverpool will storm to victory with three goals in 12 minutes to turn the score around and book their tickets to the finals in Paris on a 5-2 aggregate.

After the game, Mo Salah identified Real Madrid as his preferred opponent for this season's finals.

He also took to Twitter after Madrid sealed qualification at the expense of Manchester City to send warning signals of his personal vendetta ahead of the finals.

Why did Salah choose Madrid as his preferred opponent?

Mo Salah led Liverpool to their first UEFA Champions League finals since 2007 in 2018 and was bound to be the star of the night when they crossed swords with seasoned winners of the competition, Real Madrid.

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But a first-half tackle by no-nonsense Madrid skipper Sergio Ramos ended Salah's Champions League final prematurely.

In his absence, Madrid will go on to win their 13th crown with a 3-1 scoreline.

Ever since then, the Egyptian has dreamt of a chance to settle his scores with the Los Blancos

Mo Salah prays for Real Madrid vs Liverpool finals

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has revealed that he prefers to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final to Manchester City.

The Egyptian King was influential for the Reds in their 3-2 away win over Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica Stadium on Tuesday night.

Salah provided an assist for Brazilian midfielder Fabinho as they staged a comeback to qualify for the final on a 5-2 aggregate. Read more: