Black Stars defender Mohammed Salisu has been named in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week after starring in AS Monaco’s 2-2 draw with Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
Salisu scored his first goal in the Champions League in the game in the 74th minute by holding off a defender to direct a corner kick attempt into the net to give Monaco a lifeline after trailing 2-0 following the 66th minute.
Teammate Denis Zakaria scored from the penalty spot in the 90th minute to even the game to keep Monaco’s unbeaten start to the Champions League intact. Monaco beat Barcelona 2-1 in its opening game.
Salisu also put up a top performance against Barcelona and made the team alongside Tiago Santos of Lille, Atalanta’s Davide Zappacosta and PSV’s Flamingo with Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez rounding up the backline.
Salisu is in line to be called up to Ghana’s squad to face Sudan in a 2025 AFCON qualifier at the Accra Stadium in October 11.
After scoring a hat-trick in Borussia Dortmund’s 7-1 over Glasgow Celtic, Karim Adeyemi also made the Champions League Team of the Week. Scroll down to view full list of team members.
🏆🇪🇺 UEFA release the Champions League Team of the Week for Matchday 2! pic.twitter.com/0iFY4pIiwU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 3, 2024
