Firmino of Liverpool after his visit to Barca, Salah in danger

By Simon Evans

NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) – Liverpool will not have Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino for the second leg in the Champions League semifinal against Barcelona in Anfield on Saturday, coach Juergen Klopp said on Saturday.

Klopp could also be stripped of another key striker to Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian was swept away by a head injury in Saturday's 3-2 win at Newcastle.

Firmino, who has a muscular injury, was not included in Saturday's match team for the game at St. James's Park and Klopp said he would not play against the Spaniards, while Liverpool try to fill the deficit of 3-0 of the first leg.

"He will not be ready for Tuesday and for the rest we will see," said Klopp, whose club team will face the Wolves in their last Premier League match on May 12.

Klopp said that it was too early to say if Salah could play against the Barca.

"What I heard, he had the goalie's hip on his head," Klopp said.

"He was then on the ground and the doctor had to make a decision" on the field or off the field ", and the decision was off the court and we accept it of course.

"When we came in, he was sitting in the locker room watching the game on television, so he was fine, but of course we had to wait, and he was obviously hit in this situation perfectly. "

Divock Origi, who took the winner in the 86th minute at Newcastle, could start against Barca, while Daniel Sturridge, who started Saturday, would be another option.

(Report by Simon Evans, edited by Pritha Sarkar)