Champions League: Galatasaray threatens Liverpool to take “legal action” after Noa Lang’s finger injury

Was the safety of the players not ensured? Galatasaray contacted UEFA after Noa Lang suffered a serious finger injury during the Champions League round of 16 second leg at Liverpool, PSG’s future opponent. Beyond the big defeat (4-0) and the elimination, the Turkish club was deprived of its Dutch international during the game. After hitting an advertising board, the 26-year-old left winger remained on the ground for many minutes holding his right hand.

He suffered a “serious injury to his right thumb” which required an operation, after being evacuated from the stadium on a stretcher and wearing a gas mask. Galatasaray does not blame chance for this incident. The sports director of the Istanbul team sent a press release to the HTSpor TV channel.

UEFA is investigating

“After the match, we filed a complaint with UEFA representatives,” explained Eray Yazgan. They carried out their investigation. UEFA will assess the situation. We consult our lawyers. We will submit our request for compensation to UEFA. We will demand that our financial difficulties related to salaries be considered. »

The Turkish leader warned that if this request was not “met”, Galatasaray could “take legal action”. “We will prosecute those responsible for this matter,” he assured. As of Thursday, UEFA said it would “review the layout of the pitch” during upcoming matches in order to “identify any similar potential risks and ask clubs to take appropriate measures if necessary,” reported The Athletic.