“It’s unusual”: injured, Mohamed Salah spared during the international break before returning to PSG with Liverpool

No risk to take. Left injured at the end of the match on Wednesday evening during Liverpool’s big victory against Galatasaray (4-0), in the 1/8 final second leg of the Champions League, Mohamed Salah will be spared this weekend with Liverpool and will not take part in the international break with Egypt, less than three weeks before the match against PSG.

It was Reds coach Arne Slot who announced it this Friday at a press conference, on the eve of Liverpool’s trip to Brighton (1:30 p.m.). “It’s unusual,” commented the Dutch coach about the absence of Salah, who is very rarely injured. So I think you can guess what happens next. It will therefore not be available for tomorrow. »

“The good news for Liverpool and for us is that we are entering an international break,” Slot added. The bad news for Egypt is that he won’t be able to go. » Two friendly matches were on the program for the Pharaohs, against Saudi Arabia on March 27 and against Spain on the 31st.

Return hoped for from the next Reds match

A decision of reason as Liverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on April 8 and 14. The idea is obviously that he can be back before this big meeting: “There are only two weeks before our next match (April 4 in the FA Cup against Manchester City), so let’s hope he can be back by then,” said Slot.

“We hope, given what Mo has demonstrated in the past, that he can recover more quickly than other players in similar situations, because he really takes care of his body,” said the Reds coach. Experience has shown that it can come back sooner than some others. »

On alternating current after a brilliant 2024-2025 season and a very eventful summer, during which he almost left Liverpool, Mohamed Salah scored 10 goals and delivered 9 assists in 34 matches in all competitions this season.