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FC Barcelona v PSV - UEFA Champions League Group B
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Barcelona against PSVBarcelona

#2 Mo Salah might be a one season wonder

Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League Group C
Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League Group C

After a record breaking debut season last year where he led Liverpool to the UCL final and won the EPL Golden Boot, scoring 44 goals in all competitions, Salah headed into this season as one of the stars of the continent, with all eyes focusing on him to see if he could maintain the highs of last season.

So far, the Egyptian has struggled to match those Expectations. He has scored just one? Goal in the EPL, whereas at this stage last season he had? Against PSG, he failed to truly impact the game, with Sadio Mane and Daniel Sturridge leading the Liverpool charge.

Even though it's still early days in the season, on the evidence of what have seen so far, Salah could struggle to replicate his form of last season, and this is just an extra reason to appreciate Ronaldo and Messi who have maintained their high standards for over a decade.

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