Noa Lang still suffering after brutal thumb injury in Liverpool defeat | OneFootball

Noa Lang has spoken about the brutal thumb injury sustained in Galatasaray’s 4-0 Champions League defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. The Dutch winger remains hopeful of a swift return.

The incident came in the second half when he caught his hand on pitchside infrastructure behind Alisson’s goal. He suffered a partially severed thumb and was taken to a local hospital for emergency surgery.

UEFA has opened a formal investigation into the advertising boards’ safety. It capped a wretched night, Galatasaray having led 1-0 at half-time, while Victor Osimhen fractured his right forearm in an aerial clash with Ibrahima Konate.

"I have my thumb still, it's still attached and according to the doctor it's going to survive," he explained. "I got my thumb caught behind the advertising board on a very sharp fence. There was a very deep cut. That was no fun. Not even to see that with your own thumb." He told AD.

"I have been operated on twice in the meantime, the first time in the night after the accident in England. I'm still suffering from it."

Lang has joined Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands camp in Zeist but will sit out Friday’s friendly against Norway. Koeman has 25 players available and has not called a replacement for Memphis Depay after a thigh strain.

"Hopefully I can participate on Tuesday against Ecuador," he said. "But we're not going to take any risks: the World Cup is more important later."

Source: Goal.com