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Sadio Mane was in the right place at the right time to score twice in the first half before rifling home his hat-trick just before the end, to overshadow the exploits of Salah, whose brilliant individual effort made him the second fastest to the 30-goal landmark in the club’s history and the quickest for 122 years.
Liverpool put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to a wonderful display, beating Porto 5-0 away from home.
Roberto Firmino also had an outstanding game and his goal – his seventh in Europe this season, with only Cristiano Ronaldo scoring more – was just reward for the Brazilian.
It ensured a comfortable night in the Estadio do Dragao as the Reds’ first knockout encounter in nine years at this level passed without major incident.
Liverpool’s 28 goals is more than anyone else in the Champions League this term, with 25 coming in their last five games.
