Former Liverpool striker, Mohamed Sana, had made a high-profile claim to beat Real Madrid ahead of the last UEFA Europa League final to avenge his injury and defeat in the 2018 final. However, as fate would have it, he led his side to a narrow 2-5 defeat in this year's Round of 16 clash, despite leading 2-0 at one stage. Looking back at Sana's career record against Real Madrid, he has only won 1 and lost 6 out of 7 times, making the road to revenge a long one.
In the 2018 UEFA Europa League final, Liverpool went down 1-3 to Real Madrid, with Sana suffering an unfortunate injury during the match, leading to another defeat for his team. When the two teams met again in the last final, Sana vowed revenge, but the Reds still lost 0-1. In the first leg of this year's Round of 16, Sana had a chance to make amends, scoring a goal and contributing an assist in the first 14 minutes of the match to give his team the lead. However, it didn't last long, and the Reds lost the match in the end.
Egypt international Shana has amassed 44 goals in UEFA Europa League matches, equaling Chelsea star Douaouba as one of the highest scoring African players in UEFA Europa League history. He also became the first player to score and assist in all eight UEFA Europa League matches for a single English team. If Liverpool had won, Sana would have realized his "perfect revenge", but the reality has shattered his dream.
In addition to Shana's failure to avenge his defeat, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has also been the subject of a netizen bombardment. After losing the last final, Klopp accused Real Madrid of turtling up on defense and ruining the game, and vowed to lead the team on a comeback by booking a hotel in the final city of Istanbul. However, it now appears that this promise may be lost, and Klopp admitted after the match that the chances of a comeback win in the second round are very slim.
