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It has already been billed as the Ballon d'Or shoot-out, a deadly duel between two of the sharpest shooters in the world.

Yet Mo Salah has insisted the Champions' League final is far from a contest between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo...because Liverpool's terrific team-work will be the biggest feature of the contest.

Already, many pundits are suggesting whoever wins the final, between those two glittering stars will take a decisive lead in the world footballer of the year award.

Yet despite his 43 goals this season - and a stunning European campaign that he seen him and his two sheriffs Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane scored 29 goals between then – Salah was keen to play down the Kiev shoot-out.

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"It is not going to be a final between Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo, I am playing for a great club, and we have great players,” he explained after an epic semi final.

“So qualifying to the final came with great team work, that I cannot do it alone." Salah said.

"I know all of the Arab people wish the best for me in the Ballon d'Or, and they are happy every time I win, but now at the moment I am only thinking about the final and to bring the trophy to Anfield."

Liverpool's brilliance going forward has seen them destroy their opponents in the knock out stages in short, intense periods of the first leg, and become the second highest scorers so far in a single Champions' League season.

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But defence has been identified as a weakness, with the three second half goals conceded in Rome to go with the two late ones at Anfield against Roma, used as a stick to beat the Reds with.

Salah though, is adamant there will be no soft centre for Real Madrid to exploit in the final. Asked if defence was an issue for his team, he replied:

"of course not. It is collective work, when we score a goal it's because we are all doing good, when we concede. It means we all need to work harder."