Karius was concussed by Ramos!
LORIS KARIUS suffered concussion after a clash with Sergio Ramos which may have contributed to his calamitous performance in the Champions League final. The Liverpool goalkeeper has had a brain scan in America which shows he had suffered a blackout and 26 of 30 further tests confirmed he had experienced concussion. The incident with Real Madrid’s Ramos occurred two minutes
before the first of his monumental errors. The German keeper bowled the ball into Karim Benzema’s legs for the opener in Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid in Kiev and allowed Gareth Bale’s shot from 30 yards to slip through his hands for the third goal. However, two minutes before the first mistake, Karius appeared to be elbowed in the head by Ramos, who had collided with virgil van Dijk as they challenged for a Madrid corner. Karius (below) was heard on television screaming as he went down. He got up to remonstrate with the assistant referee by his goal but did not receive any treatment from Liverpool’s medical staff on the pitch. Liverpool fan groups were last night calling for a replay of the final, following the revelations. Karius was emotionally shattered after the game and walked out of the stadium without aid. But it has now emerged that Liverpool’s medical staff were so concerned about his condition they sent him to Boston to see a specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. The 24-year-old, who is on holiday in the US, saw Dr Ross Zafonte, a leading authority on treating American Football players who have suffered head traumas, following talks with Fenway Sports Group — Liverpool’s Boston-based owners. Massachusetts General released a statement last night, which read: ‘With Mr Karius’s permission, we are providing information about his medical situation in an effort to prevent, where possible, the dissemination of incomplete or erroneous information. ‘After carefully reviewing game film and integrating a detailed history, physical examination and objective metrics, we have concluded that Mr Karius sustained a concussion during the match.’ Crucially, the hospital added: ‘Mr Karius’s principal residual symptoms and objective signs suggested that visual spatial disfunction existed and likely occurred immediately following the event. It could be possible that such deficits would affect performance.’ The club, meanwhile, have escaped with a £17,567 fine for disturbances at the Champions League quarter-final first leg with Manchester City, including an attack on City’s team bus.