Mohamed Salah has received a rapturous welcome from Liverpool fans after coming on as a first-half substitute against Brighton.

Atalanta, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich all overturned early deficits to win their own matches. Ginluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere helped take down Chelsea, a brace from Jules Kounde helped get past Eintracht Frankfurt, and Lennart Karl scored for the third straight game as Bayern got past Sporting CP.

In the rush to blame Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot amid Liverpool's collapse, everyone is losing sight of who is really to blame.

Dominik Szoboszlai scored a late penalty to lead Liverpool past Inter in the Champions League. The Hungarian hammered his 88th-minute spot kick into the top corner after VAR controversially adjudged Florian Wirtz to have been fouled in the 18-yard box.

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike bagged a double to secure a 2-0 Premier League victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday while talisman Mohamed Salah, whose future at the Merseyside team is uncertain, recorded a landmark assist on an emotional afternoon.

Mohamed Salah should shelve any immediate thoughts about quitting Liverpool for Saudi Arabia and secure a fitting Anfield send-off, according to Jamie Carragher.

A brief VAR review saw the referee point to the spot and hand Liverpool a late opportunity to snatch maximum points. With Mohamed Salah out of the squad, it was Dominik Szoboszlai who stepped up to take spot-kick — dispatching it with the authority of a seasoned penalty taker under the pressure of a jeering home crowd.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk stressed Mohamed Salah's importance after the 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on Saturday, adding that he was hopeful the Egyptian would stay at the club after the Africa Cup of Nations.