Noa Lang: Galatasaray midfielder set for thumb operation after Champions League defeat to Liverpool

Galatasaray also confirmed that Victor Osimhen suffered a fracture to his right forearm in the first half.

The Nigeria forward held his arm after a challenge with Ibrahima Konate in the eighth minute, but played on until he was replaced by Leroy Sane at half-time.

“After the match, an examination at the hospital under the supervision of our medical team revealed that our player had a fracture in his right forearm, and a cast was applied,” Galatasaray said.

“A decision on surgery will be made in the coming days after further evaluation.”

Buruk complained about referee Pawel Raczkowski’s decision-making after Osimhen’s injury.

“If we look at Osimhen’s position, we saw that Konate could make these mistakes very easily, he could easily apply any kind of mistake,” said Buruk.

“While we expected the best referee in the world, perhaps one of the worst referees officiated the game.”

Liverpool will face reigning champions Paris St-Germain in the quarter-finals.