Lang to have surgery for 'serious' thumb injury
· BBC SportByEmily Salley
BBC Sport journalist
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Galatasaray midfielder Noa Lang is set to have surgery in Liverpool after suffering a "serious cut" to his thumb during their 4-0 Champions League defeat at Anfield on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old collided with the advertising hoardings in the 76th minute and he fell to the floor clutching his thumb after looking at the wound on his right hand.
Lang appeared to be in agony and he was consoled by Liverpool's Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk as he was attended to by medical staff.
The Netherlands international received oxygen before being taken off the field on a stretcher.
In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray said Lang "suffered a serious cut to his right thumb and is scheduled to undergo surgery in Liverpool in the coming hours with our medical team present".
Speaking after the last-16 match, which Liverpool won 4-1 on aggregate, Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk said it was a "bad injury".
Liverpool and Uefa officials were seen inspecting the same section of advertising hoardings after the game. BBC Sport has approached Uefa for comment.
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Galatasaray also confirmed that Victor Osimhen suffered a fracture to his right forearm during the first half.
The Nigeria forward went down holding his arm following a challenge with Ibrahima Konate in the eighth minute, but he played on until he was replaced by Leroy Sane at half-time.
"Following the match, a check-up at the hospital under the supervision of our medical team revealed that our player had a fracture in his right forearm, and a cast was applied," Galatasaray said.
"A decision regarding surgery will be made in the coming days after further evaluation."
Buruk complained about referee Pawel Raczkowski's decision-making following Osimhen's injury.
"Looking at Osimhen's position, we saw that Konate was able to commit these fouls very easily, he could easily apply any kind of foul," Buruk said.
"While we were expecting the best referee in the world, perhaps one of the worst referees officiated the game."
Liverpool will face reigning champions Paris St-Germain in the quarter-finals.