'Score to settle': Salah relishing Liverpool-Real Madrid showdown
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah eyes the ball during the UEFA Champions League semifinal second-leg match against Villarreal, Vila-real, Spain, May 3, 2022. (AFP Photo)


Liverpool's Egyptian attacker Mohamed Salah fired warning shots, saying his team has a "score to settle" against Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

The Spanish giant set up a repeat of the 2018 Champions League final by securing a comeback win against Manchester City on Wednesday.

Salah left the field in tears in the final four years ago following a heavy fall under a challenge by Sergio Ramos, with Real going on to clinch the title with a 3-1 victory.

"We have a score to settle," Salah posted on social media after Real eliminated City 6-5 on aggregate.

Liverpool claimed its place in the final with a 5-2 win over two legs against Villarreal on Tuesday, with Salah saying that he was eager to face Real again.

"I want to play Madrid," the Egyptian told BT Sport.

"We lost in the final against them, so I want to play against them and hopefully win it from them as well."

Liverpool, who trail City by a point in the Premier League, host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.