Performance of the week Increasingly proving he is the next big thing in Egypt, Mohamed Salah scored twice in two games this week, including a crucial Europa League strike against Tottenham. Salah vs. Tottenham Salah vs. Zurich Al-Gabbas on target Mohamed Al-Gabbas scored again for Lierse in another 2-1 defeat to Gent in the Belgian Europa League playoff. In the same match, Ahmed Saied ‘Ouka', Ahmed Abou-Mosallam and Mostafa Shebeita featured in Lierse's line-up, with Ahmed Samir Farag coming on as a second-half sub. Ahmed Elmohamady played 90 minutes as Hull City edged closer to Premier League promotion with an important 2-1 win at Ipswich Town. Ahmed Fathi came on as a second-half sub but Geddo missed out with a foot injury. Adam El-Abd spent the whole game on the bench as Brighton won 2-0 at Middlesbrough. In Saudi Arabia, Hosni Abd-Rabou did not feature in Al-Nasr's 2-1 victory Mohamed Salah's Al-Shoalah. Ahmed Bakri and Ayman Abdul-Aziz played as Tarek Yehia's Hajr failed to win for the eight match in a row after being held to a goalless draw by relegation rivals Al-Taawon.
