We are at the semi-finals stage of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League after the quarter-finals matches were completed on Wednesday.
We look at the five African players remaining in Europe’s most prestigious club competition.
Mohamed Salah – Egypt
The Egyptian King could win his second Champions League honor with the Reds but Liverpool will have to account for Villareal in the semi-finals.
Sadio Mane – Senegal
The AFCON winner helped Liverpool to reach the semifinals with a 6-4 aggregate success over Benfica.
Samuel Chukwueze – Nigeria
The Nigeria international scored the most important goal in this year’s Champions League as the Spanish side eliminated Almighty Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
Serge Aurier – Ivory Coast
Riyad Mahrez – Algeria
Mahrez and City lost the 2021 final to Chelsea and they are on course for another final appearance but they are up against the competition’s finest ever club – Real Madrid.
