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On 17 October, Salah netted twice in a 7–0 Champions League win over Maribor, helping Liverpool to the joint-largest ever away win in the competition, and the largest away win by an English club.
Then, on 5 April, Salah opened the scoring and later won a penalty and assisted the third goal in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Stoke City.Zinedine Zidane Browse our signed Zinedine Zidane memorabilia including hand-signed shirts, balls and photos. On 30 August, Salah was named on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, coming in third place, [138] and was also included on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Forward of the Season, coming in second place. Kevin Magnussen Browse our signed Kevin Magnussen memorabilia including hand-signed Magnussen shirts and photos. Salah scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in the quarter-finals on 11 April 2013, as Basel advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 4–4 aggregate draw. Antoine Griezmann Browse our signed Jamie Vardy memorabilia including hand-signed shirts, balls and photos.
Salah changed squad numbers from 15 to 17 for the start of the season, with his new number having been vacated by Eden Hazard changing to number 10. Salah was the top scorer for Egypt with five goals during the 2018 World Cup qualification, including both goals in the decisive 2–1 victory over Congo, one of which was a penalty in the last minute to make the Pharaohs reach their first World Cup finals since the 1990 tournament.On 19 January 2019, he scored his 50th Premier League goal with a brace in a 4–3 win over Crystal Palace, reaching the tally in 72 appearances. In the semi-final on 2 May, Salah scored away to Chelsea, although Basel were beaten 5–2 on aggregate. A testament to his influence in the region and globally, Salah was featured on the cover of two major magazines in 2018: GQ Middle East (feature story titled "The Unstoppable Rise of Mo Salah") [334] and Time magazine's 2019 Time 100 edition. On 16 November, Salah scored four goals in Egypt's 6–0 win over Djibouti, and became Egypt's highest goalscorer in World Cup qualification matches overtaking Mohamed Aboutrika.