Noa Lang posts update from hospital bed after horror injury in Liverpool clash
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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballGalatasaray star Noa Lang was stretchered off with a nasty injury during the Champions League last-16 clash against LiverpoolNoa Lang has issued an update from hospital after undergoing surgery on a horror injury during the Champions League clash between Galatasaray and Liverpool. He said on his story: "Surgery went well.
"He is going to the hospital because of the important issue he has with his finger."If there is an operation, they will do it here. Victor Osimhen, his arm is hurting and he wanted to get out of the game at half-time and he is at the hospital."READ MORE: Galatasaray issue statement as Noa Lang remains in Liverpool for surgery after injuryREAD MORE: Arne Slot explains his fury in Liverpool clash: "We need to protect football"A club statement on both players followed that in the early hours of Thursday morning.
It read: "In the first half of our away match against Liverpool in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg, our player Victor Osimhen took a blow to his arm and completed the first half, but following checks at halftime, he was not played in the second half due to the risk of a fracture in his arm."After the match, under the supervision of our medical team, examinations at the hospital revealed a fracture in our player's right forearm, and it was casted. A decision regarding surgery will be made in the coming days following further evaluations."In the second half of the same match, our player Noa Lang, who suffered an injury, sustained a serious cut to his right thumb, and it is planned for him to undergo surgery in Liverpool in the coming hours with the participation of our medical team."Arne Slot's side sealed qualification to the quarter-finals with a 4-0 second leg victory at Anfield as Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all found the back of the net.Despite scoring, it was a mixed night for Liverpool's talisman as he had earlier missed a penalty and was later withdrawn due to a possible injury.After the game, Slot said: “He was asking for a substitution – not because he thought he had scored enough, but he felt something.