Victor Osimhen injury update emerges after trying to fight Liverpool star
Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Liverpool.com or go back to LFC Live.
Victor Osimhen went off injured at half-time as Liverpool knocked Galatasaray out of the Champions League, while Noa Lang picked up a horror hand issue at AnfieldGalatasaray striker Victor Osimhen.(Image: Molly Darlington/Getty Images)Victor Osimhen may require surgery on the injury that he sustained against Liverpool in the Champions League despite attempting to play on at Anfield.Galatasaray was eventually hammered 4-0, with Noa Lang picking up a serious hand injury. And the Turkish side's manager issued an update on the pair at the final whistle, where he also admitted that Liverpool was simply too hot for his players to handle."Noa has a serious finger injury," Okan Buruk said.
It's a bad injury to his finger.READ MORE: PSG could get major advantage over Liverpool as postponement option emergesREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk delivers Anfield crowd verdict after recent Liverpool criticism"Osimhen is also in pain. It happened at the beginning of the game; we tried to keep him on the pitch, but his pain increased, so we had to substitute him at half-time."When Osimhen got the injury, he was writhing around on the floor.
As soon as a stretcher was called onto the field, he got up to confront Liverpool players who were suggesting he was time-wasting.Galatasaray also issued a statement, which confirmed that Osimhen may need surgery, and Lang had already undergone it at a nearby hospital.Galatasaray had a night to forget as it was blown away by Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)"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 half-time, he was not played in the second half due to the risk of a fracture in his arm," it read."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."Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. "S--- happens," he posted.Posting on his Instagram story, he added: "Surgery went well!