Reports Indicate Partial Finger Amputation as Galatasaray’s Noa Lang Undergoes Surgery After Advertising-Board Collision

Overview

• Galatasaray said Lang sustained a deep cut to his right thumb and underwent surgery in Liverpool under the club medical team’s care.
• Multiple outlets reported a partial amputation of a finger, a detail not expanded on by the club beyond confirming surgery.
• Lang received extended treatment on the pitch, including oxygen, before being taken off on a stretcher and transported to a hospital.
• The injury occurred as he tried to keep the ball in play and collided with an advertising board positioned near the goal line.
• He was substituted after the incident, and the tie ended with Liverpool advancing 4–1 on aggregate.