Mohamed Salah shines as Liverpool advances to Champions League semis

Mohamed Salah scores one, sets up another to earn Liverpool a Champions League semi against Barcelona.

Mohamed Salah (front right) of Liverpool celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg match against Porto at Estadio do Dragao in Portugal. Picture: Getty Images

A resurgent Mohamed Salah scored one and set up another to inspire a clinical Liverpool to a 4-1 win at Porto in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday that teed up a last-four clash with Barcelona.

The Reds, who eased through 6-1 on aggregate, held off Porto in the early stages before Salah and Sadio Mane combined for the Senegalese to put them ahead with their first shot on target following a VAR review.

Egypt striker Salah doubled the tally after the break and goals from Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk wrapped it up late on.

Porto had briefly reduced the arrears through Eder Militao, but having lost the first leg 2-0 at Anfield, they never seemed in a position to overturn the deficit.

Barcelona advanced on Tuesday when they won 3-0 in their second-leg against Manchester United, completing a 4-0 aggregate victory.

REUTERS