Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi scored for Liverpool as they beat Tottenham 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano to lift their first European title in 14 years.
The return of Harry Kane and Mohamed means Lucas Moura and Divock Origi could miss out on a starting berth for Tottenham and Liverpool respectively in the Champions League final.
Mohamed Salah suffered with a concussion during the Premier League game against Newcastle last week, but will return for Wolves clash.
A video showed a group of fans singing "Salah is a bomber" apparently in reference to the Egypt international.
The Liverpool forward won the African player of the year award for a second successive year, making Tuesday a double victory for Egypt.
The Confederation of African Football announced the finalists on Tuesday from an original list of 34 players.
Liverpool are blowing away teams, with this ninth straight win coming three days after a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United.
It was Mohamed Salah's latest wonder-goal — an individual effort scored in the 34th minute — that was the difference between the teams on another atmospheric European night at Anfield.
Despite a hint of offside, Salah broke the deadlock midway in the 25th minute as he tucked away a parried shot.
Liverpool's star forward Mohamed Salah's statue has become the talk of the town for it's disproportionate size and it didn't take long for Twitter to react on the matter.
Salah's goal was his 13th in African Cup of Nations qualifying, overtaking the previous Egyptian record by Hossam Hassan.
Modric, who joined Real Madrid from Tottenham in 2012, received 29 per cent of votes from the coaches and captains of national teams, reporters and fans.
Salah was the hero, even after the penalty he earned 60 seconds in and took himself was saved by Niger goalkeeper Kassaly Daouda.
Modric made the FIFA Best shortlist after helping Real Madrid to a third straight Champions League title in May and then leading Croatia to the World Cup final.
Modric helped Real Madrid to win a third straight Champions League title, and fourth in five seasons, before leading Croatia to the World Cup final.
The Egypt forward curled a low shot inside the far post in the 23rd minute to make it 29 goals in as many home matches since joining Liverpool in 2017.
The award typically rewards Champions League performances - with all three on the shortlist having played in the final in May - but voters can take the World Cup into account.
In a typical all-action display by Salah, the Egypt forward was also the player fouled by Aaron Wan-Bissaka that earned the Palace right back a straight red card in the 75th minute because he was the last man.
Salah scored 44 goals from 52 games for Liverpool last season in all competitions, including 32 goals in the Premier League.
With Egypt making an early exit from the ongoing World Cup, Mohamed Salah will now turn his attention back to his club play.
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