Tottenham star Son Heung-min had to be helped off the pitch after suffering a nasty blow in their Champions League tie with Marseille.
Son had gone up for a header when opposition defender Chancel Mbemba came jumping in his direction. The South Korea international connected with the ball but then also Mbemba’s shoulder too.
He immediately clutched his face as he fell to the ground and was attended to by Spurs’ medical staff. Clearly dazed by the sickening collision, Son was deemed unfit to continue and stuttered off with assistance.
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Tottenham have already got fellow forwards Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison sidelined with injury and could now be without Son when they play host to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday (November 6).
If he was concussed in France, he’ll have to sit out for at least six days, as per the FA’s concussion protocol. With the World Cup around the corner, there’s also concerned Koreans hoping for the best.
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Son is his nation’s star man and they’ll be placing their hopes of progressing in the tournament on his shoulders in Qatar.
Tottenham, meanwhile, managed to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-1 win against Marseille. They were heading out after Mbemba headed home in first-half stoppage time.
But on-loan Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet scored an equaliser before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg netted the winner at the death, which meant Antonio Conte’s side progress as winners of Group D.
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