Noa Lang, Galatasaray’s Dutch footballer, suffered a semi-amputation of a finger during the match that the Turks lost 4-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League.
Noa Lang suffered a deep cut on his right thumb and will undergo surgery in Liverpool in the coming hours
The Galatasaray striker was stretchered off after suffering a semi-amputation of his right thumb after falling in the 81st minute near the Liverpool goal and catching his hand on an advertising hoarding.
Moment Noa Lang slices finger after crashing into Anfield advertising board
Doctors struggled to stop the bleeding and Noa Lang had to be given oxygen as he was stretchered off
The match was stopped for several minutes while the footballer screamed on the pitch and his teammates comforted him.
Liverpool and Galatasaray doctors took a long time to bandage his thumb and stop the bleeding.
Noa Lang, who had to be given oxygen as he left the field, was taken straight to hospital and will have to undergo surgery.
Anfield staff inspect the advertising hoarding after Noa Lang cut his finger
“Our player Noa Lang suffered a deep cut on his right thumb and is scheduled to undergo surgery in Liverpool in the coming hours, with the presence of our medical team,” Galatasaray said in a statement
Everything went well
Hours later, the player himself confirmed on social media that the surgery had gone well, downplaying the drama of what had happened with a brief message of thanks. Galatasaray, for its part, reported the initial seriousness of the injury and the rapid medical intervention, in a match already marked by the previous injury to Osimhen.
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