INJURED KOSCIELNY’S WORLD CUP AGONY

LAURENT KOSCIELNY’S World Cup hopes seem to be in ruins after the Arsenal captain suffered a serious achilles injury last night. The France centre half was carried off on a stretcher early in the Europa League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid. His manager Arsene Wenger said: ‘Koscielny doesn’t look very good. You always hope for a miracle in the scan but the first signs don’t look very good. It looks like his Achilles could be ruptured but I can’t give a diagnosis until the scan tomorrow.’ The 32-year-old collapsed with no other players anywhere near him and writhed on the turf in agony (above). He has

SAMI MOKBEL had achilles problems for about 18 months and needs regular treatment. If a rupture is confirmed, he could face four to eight months out.