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'Mohamed Salah ran?'
Liverpool ace Salah (33) disappeared in the final again. Salah started in the 2025 FA Community Shield against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in London on the 11th (Korea time) and played full-time in the 90 minutes, but failed to show off any presence.
He was warned in the 42nd minute of the second half, and only received the spotlight when he missed the penalty shootout as the first kicker.
If you're a fan of Salah's career, it's not surprising to see his lackluster performance on this day.
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Salah from Egypt has been known as the best flanker in the English Premier League (EPL) for more than eight years, but has not played much in major finals.
The European Champions League final against Real Madrid in 2018, the FA Cup final against Chelsea in 2022, and the League Cup final against Chelsea in 2024 are considered to be the finals where Salah was not seen.
Salah was active in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final against Cameroon and the 2019 Champions League final against Tottenham.
Salah's record in the final is disastrous. So far, he has never scored a goal in an in-play situation in a total of 13 finals. He scored two goals on penalties alone. He scored one goal per 587 minutes and one assist per 293 minutes (two in total). In 13 finals, he won five times and missed eight.
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Salah had to watch the team finish second in the match against Palace. Liverpool took the lead in the fourth minute of the first half with an opening goal from Hugo Ekitike, but Jean-Philippe Mateta was allowed to equalize in the 17th minute with a penalty. Liverpool led again with Jeremy Frimpong's goal in the 21st minute and dedicated the equalizer to Ismaila Sarr in the 32nd minute of the second half.
Liverpool failed to win the ensuing penalty shootout, losing 2-3 in the penalty shootout score due to two saves by Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson. Along with Salah, Alexis McAllister and Harvey Elliott missed out.
Palace, led by head coach Oliver Glasner, are enjoying their best days in the club's history, winning their first Community Shield championship after winning the FA Cup in 120 years last season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
