Noa Lang has confirmed he has undergone surgery after suffering a horror injury against Liverpool. Lang was carried off on a stretcher after colliding with the advertising boards in the closing stages of his side’s 4-0 Champions League defeat at Anfield.
The Galatasaray forward went down in agony upon seeing the damage to his finger, which he received immediate medical treatment for. He had to be given oxygen before being stretchered off the field of play and taken to hospital.
And taking to Instagram to provide an update, Lang confirmed: “Surgery went well! Thanks for all the messages.” While in a separate post, the forward wrote: “S**t happens.”
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In an early update, Galatasaray confirmed: “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.”
While speaking after the match, his manager Buruk, said: “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.”
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Lang had been introduced as a half-time substitute for Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian striker had hurt his wrist in an early challenge.
And Galatasaray have now confirmed that Osimhen suffered a fracture in his right forearm, and a decision regarding surgery will be made in the coming days following further evaluations.
A statement, posted on X, 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.
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“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.”
The Turkish side had taken a 1-0 lead into the second leg at Anfield after an impressive performance in Istanbul, but they were well beaten at Anfield.
Dominik Szoboszlai fired the Reds ahead midway through the first-half before quick-fire goals from Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah set up a quarter-final tie with Paris Saint-Germain.