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Liverpool ran riot against AS Roma in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final to clinch a 5-2 win at Anfield. Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were the driving forces as the Reds Ship cruised to a dominant victory, putting them in command of the tie.
The duo of Salah and Firmino were involved in four goals, getting two goals and two assists each while Sadio Mane also got on the scoresheet in a second-half blowout as Liverpool took a 5-0 lead in under 70 minutes.
However, Liverpool took the foot off the pedal after Mo Salah's substitution and it proved to be decisive as Roma made a late yet resurgent comeback, pulling two goals back through Edin Dzeko and Diego Perotti to keep the Italians merely alive in the fixture heading into the second leg.
Here are a few interesting and record-breaking stats from the game:
1 - Mohamed Salah became the first African Player to score nine goals in a European competition.
1 - Edin Dzeko is the first ever AS Roma player to score in four consecutive Champions League games.
2 - Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah are the only two players to have scored and assisted twice in a Champions League semi-final.
4 - Edin Dzeko scored for the fourth successive game in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
5 - AS Roma conceded five goals for the first time since their 6-1 loss against Barcelona in November 2015.
5 - Mohamed Salah's first goal meant that he has now scored in each of his last Champions League starts.
6 - Salah and Firmino have combined for six goals in the UCL this season.
7 - For only the second time in a Champions League history, seven combined goals have been scored in a semi-final.
8 - James Milner's eighth assist equalled him with Neymar for the most assist in a single Champions League season.
8 - It was for the eighth time this season that the attacking trio of Salah, Firmino, and Mane all have scored in the same game.
10 - Roberto Firmino tied Adriano for the fewest appearances (11) to 10 goals in the UEFA Champions League.
10 - Liverpool is the second team to have two players score 10 goals in a European competition.
10 - Salah is the first Liverpool player to score 10 goals in a single European season.
43 - Mohamed Salah's brace took him to 43 goals in all competitions this season, making him the highest scorer in Europe's top five leagues.
100 - Firmino scored the 100th UEFA Champions League in Jurgen Klopp's managerial career.
Stats courtesy: Opta, Squawka
