Victim of a severe concussion during Lille-Reims, Samuel Umtiti was sent to hospital.
Lille’s evening turned into a nightmare on Tuesday. While they hoped to take advantage of the reception of Reims to take their place in the Top 5 of Ligue 1, the Mastiffs were trapped by the Rémois (1-2).
And the evening was all the more painful as they lost two players, Samuel Umtiti and Yusuf Yazici. The French world champion came out at half-time after being the victim of a knockout in a head-to-head clash with the Japanese Junya Ito (34th). Remaining on the ground motionless for several minutes while the trainers worked around him, the former Barcelona player nevertheless resumed before giving up the break.
“ He’s in the hospital, he has a concussionannounced Paulo Fonseca at a press conference after the meeting. We are waiting for the results to know if he will be able to play the next match. » The Turk, for his part, sprained his 23e minute and had to be replaced.
