Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egyptian national team, is looking for his first titles in 2025 with his club Liverpool, when Newcastle United faces in the final of the English League Cup “Carrabao” on Sunday evening, at Wembley Stadium.
The Liverpool match will start against Newcastle United, at exactly six thirty in the evening, Cairo time, and seven thirty in Mecca, Doha, and eight thirty in Abu Dhabi time.
How did Liverpool and Newcastle qualify for the final?
Liverpool reached the final match after winning Tottenham in the second leg of the League Cup semi -finals with a clean four at Anfield.
The first leg ended with Tottenham’s victory with a clean goal at home, ensuring Liverpool qualifying thanks to the total of the two games (4-1).
On the other hand, Newcastle United reserved its place in the League Cup final after its 4-0 victory over Arsenal in the total of the two matches, to achieve the dream of reaching the final in the “Capoau” competition.
Salah seeks to win the Capo Cup for the fourth time in its history
Mohamed Salah is seeking to crown the Corabao Cup for the fourth time in his career, after he won the title three times earlier with Chelsea and Liverpool.
Salah aspires to win the championship to compensate for failures in other competitions, especially after Liverpool’s early exit from the Champions League.
An early exit of the Reds from the Champions League
On the other hand, Liverpool bid farewell to the Champions League from the round of 16 after drawing with Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 in the total of the two games.
Ultimately, Paris Saint-Germain managed to qualify for a penalty shootout (4-1) after the two teams tied in the original and additional time.
Mohamed Salah is retreating in the Golden Ball race
In another context, the global “PlanetfootBall” network said that the hopes of Mohamed Salah to win the Golden Ball award this year received a strong blow after Liverpool leaving the Champions League.
The network pointed out that Salah was one of the most prominent candidates to win the award before early exclusion, but he fell to third in the ranking, while Barcelona player Ravenia topped, and Killian Mbappe rose to second.
