Liverpool took control of their Uefa Champions League quarterfinal tie against Benfica with a 3-1 win in Portugal while Manchester City will take a slender 1-0 lead into their second-leg against Atletico Madrid after a 1-0 win at the Etihad.
Catch up with highlights and reactions from a frantic night of World Cup playoff action where Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Algeria all booked their places at the finals.
Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty on Tuesday to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt, while Ghana, Tunisia and Morocco also booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action.
Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted the winning penalty, while club teammate Mohamed Salah missed his spot-kick, to take African champions Senegal to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar at the expense of Egypt.
Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was the architect of the only goal as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in Cairo on Friday in a high-profile World Cup play-off first leg.
Egypt captain Mohamed Salah has vowed to avenge an Africa Cup of Nations final loss last month to Sadio Mane-inspired Senegal when they clash again on Friday in a 2022 World Cup playoff.
Senegal and Liverpool star Sadio Mane’s effectiveness on field is matched only by his positive impact on the world off of it, writes, Oliver Keohane.
Liverpool made lightweight of Leeds United after they cruised to a commanding 6-0 victory at Anfield, while Burnley clinched a crucial 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor on Wednesday evening.
Sadio Mane trumped Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah in the Africa Cup of Nations final, but the Egyptian will soon have a chance to even the score in a World Cup play-off.
Sadio Mane made up for a first-half penalty miss by converting the winning spot-kick in a shoot-out as Senegal defeated Egypt to win a maiden Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday, catch the highlights here.