Noa Lang suffers nasty hand injury during Liverpool vs Galatasaray

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Published March 18, 2026 9:59pm Updated March 18, 2026 10:00pm Noa Lang cut his thumb on an advertising board at Anfield (AP) Galatasaray winger Noa Lang was forced off with a nasty hand injury during his side’s Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday night. Lang sliced the thumb on his right hand after appearing to catch it on an advertising board by the side of the pitch.

Galatasaray took a 1-0 win from the first leg to Anfield but Liverpool were level on aggregate by half time through Dominik Szoboszlai. **Warning images below contain blood** Noa Lang’s suffered a deep cut to his thumb (AFP via Getty) Your football fix Metro's Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week's biggest stories direct to your inbox every week. Noa Lang received extensive medical treatment on the touchline (AP) Noa Lang left the pitch on a stretcher (AFP via Getty) Hugo Ekitike then put Liverpool two goals in front in the 51st minute before Ryan Gravenberch struck from close range two minutes later.

Mohamed Salah, who missed a penalty in the first half, then scored a brilliant effort to complete Liverpool’s 4-0 win. Arne Slot’s side will now play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter final.