The defining image of this final will be the sight of the Egyptian leaving the field injured as the Reds were beaten by Real Madrid
Sometimes, words are not enough.
Not enough to explain the majesty of one goal, or the absurdity of another. Not enough to explain one man’s tears and another’s genius. Or another’s nightmare.
Words offer little solace to Mohamed Salah or to Loris Karius or to Jurgen Klopp, or to any of the thousands of supporters who travelled to Kiev to see Liverpool crowned European champions, but left only with their pride and their songs and their sadness.