Galatasaray have released a statement over the condition of Noa Lang after the winger suffered a severe injury to his thumb during Wednesday’s Champions League Round of 16 clash against Liverpool at Anfield.
Lang, who came off the bench to replace Sacha Boey at the start of the second half, was stretchered off the pitch with 10 minutes left to play after injuring his hand near the advertising hoardings.
The 26-year-old was clearly in a huge amount of pain following the unusual incident and required oxygen as he left the pitch. Lang had used the advertising hoardings to prevent himself from falling as he lost his balance.
Grizzly photos showed Lang had suffered a nasty slice to his thumb during the freak incident. The Galatasaray player’s manager Okan Buruk told reporters after the match: “Noa Lang has a very serious injury on his finger. He will go to the hospital here.”
Galatasaray Provide Noa Lang Update
Hours after the incident, in the early hours of Thursday morning, Galatasaray posted a statement via X (Twitter) to confirm the latest. The Turkish giants 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.”
Galatasaray led 1-0 after last week’s first leg but were comprehensively outplayed by the reigning Premier League champions at Anfield.
The in-form Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring midway through the first half before Mohamed Salah missed a penalty on the stroke of half-time. However, two goals in three minutes from Hugo Ekitike and Ryan Gravenberch left Liverpool with one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Salah then made amends for his earlier penalty miss by putting Liverpool 4-0 up on the night in the 62nd minute.
Galatasaray Provide Victor Osimhen Update
Victor Osimhen
Galatasaray’s star man Victor Osimhen also had to be substituted with an arm injury suffered during the first half. In the same statement, Galatasaray said: “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.”