Dutch star Noa Lang has confirmed doctors have been able to rescue his thumb after he severed it on an advertising hoarding during Galatasaray's Champions League tie with Liverpool. Lang required surgery on his thumb after catching it between two parts of an advertising hoarding. The forward confirmed the tip of his thumb had been detached in the incident, but doctors have been able to save it following the surgery. Noa Lang has confirmed doctors have rescued his right thumb after undergoing surgeryLang severed his thumb in a freak accident involving the advertising hoardings at Anfield during Galatasaray's Champions League tie with Liverpool last week'My thumb got caught on a very sharp fence behind the advertising board. Lang caught his thumb between two parts of the advertising hoarding before they slammed shut.

Source: Metro March 24, 2026 18:05 UTC