Karius suffered concussion in Champions League final — Doctors
LOS ANGELES: Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius suffered a concussion shortly before the blunders which gi f ted Real Madrid their Champions League f inal crown last month, two Boston doctors who examined the shotstopper revealed on Monday.
A statement from doctors Ross Zafonte and Lenore Herget said Karius had undergone a comprehensive examination at Massachusetts General Hospital on May 31, five days after Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Madrid in Kiev.
“After carefully reviewing game film and integrating a detailed history ... physical examination and objective metrics, we have concluded that Mr Kar ius sustained a concussion during the match May 26, 2018,” the statement from Zafonte and Herget said.
Karius had complained to match officials in the 49th minute that he had been elbowed in a clash with Madrid defender Sergio Ramos which went unpunished.
Two minutes later, Karius committed a howler when he attempted to throw a pass out to the Liverpool defence only for it to go straight to Real striker Karim Benzema for the opening goal of the final.
Karius also erred with Real’s third goal, fumbling Gareth Bale’s long-range shot into his own net to complete a miserable night for the German goalkeeper.
Zafonte and Herget’s statement said it was possible that the concussion had impacted Karius’s performance.
“At the time of our evaluation, Mr. Karius’s principal residual symptoms and objective signs suggested that visual spatial dysfunction existed and likely occurred immediately following the event,” the statement said. — AFP