Sadio Mané Wins Champions League Player of the Week.
Liverpool star Sadio Mane has been Voted the UEFA Champions League's Player of the Week. after his man of the Match Performance in the Team staggering performance at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday night to Take full control of the Tie and also grabbing his first ever hat trick for the Merseyside club in all competition since his move from Southampton.
Other players shortlisted for the gong included Real Madrid star Marcelo, Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan. However, Mane shrugged off the competition by amassing 52% of the total vote cast in the poll held on UEFA’s official website.
Marcelo followed as the first runner-up with 29% of the vote with Christian Eriksen and Ilkay Gundogan amassing 11% and 4% respectively. Sadio Mane also featured in UEFA’s Fantasy Team of the Week with the highest rating points of 14.
Mané was rather pragmatic in his interview after the match against Porto, and did not get carried away despite our spot in the next round being pretty close to a sure thing and said:
''I think tonight, we deserved to win. We played well and as a team from the beginning to the end but its too early to speak about the next round because we have another game and we know how football is, anything can happen.''
''But the most important thing is we prepare for the next game and try to win and go to the next round.''
''The Reds are currently at their training camp in Marbella, Spain for exercise and sunshine to rejuvenate them and ensure that they are refreshed, as we head into the final months of this enthralling season.''
Jurgen Klopp team will be Hosting the Hammers at Merseyside by Sunday 24 February 2018.
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