VIDEO: Mo Salah Puts Liverpool Up 1-0 in UEFA Champions League Final After Controversial Penalty
By Sean Facey
The Egyptian King strikes first for Liverpool! The Reds jumped out to an early lead over Tottenham Hotspur on Mohammed Salah's penalty kick just under two minutes into the UEFA Champions League Final.
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Salah bested keeper Hugo Lloris after a controversial handball call on Spurs' Moussa Sissoko presented Liverpool with the opportunity.
Questions have been raised over whether or not it was truly a handball despite VAR confirmation of the call.
Was this a penalty? #ChampionsLeagueFinal
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The early score is the second-fastest goal in Champions League Final history behind only Paolo Maldni's goal for AC Milan just 50 seconds into their final against Liverpool back in 2005. Liverpool ended up besting AC Milan, overcoming a 3-0 halftime deficit.