Galatasaray forward suffers bizarre injury in Champions League clash with Liverpool

Galatasaray forward Noa Lang suffered a bizarre injury during his side’s Champions League defeat to Liverpool as he was forced off after appearing to cut his hand on an advertising hoarding.

Lang had been introduced as a half-time substitute for Victor Osimhen after the Nigerian striker had hurt his wrist in an early challenge.

The forward befell a not dissimilar fate, though, after tumbling awkwardly beyond the Liverpool goal.

Lang immediately went down in discomfort after attempting to stabilise himself with his right hand, with a number of home players attending to him before medics rushed over to help out.

Galatasaray were forced to bring on the experienced Mauro Icardi as their second replacement up front, with Lang taken away on a stretcher after a period of treatment.

He was given warm applause from around the ground, with no Galatasaray fans in attendance due to a ban on visiting supporters.

The Turkish side had taken a 1-0 lead into the second leg at Anfield after an impressive performance in Istanbul, but found themselves blown away in the second half to exit the competition.

Liverpool look likely to set up a quarter-final tie with Paris Saint-Germain – the side that knocked them out of last year’s Champions League.