{"id":30130,"date":"2026-04-14T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/ekitikes-injury-is-very-serious-and-could-be-a-blow-for-liverpool-and-france\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:19:17","slug":"ekitikes-injury-is-very-serious-and-could-be-a-blow-for-liverpool-and-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/ekitikes-injury-is-very-serious-and-could-be-a-blow-for-liverpool-and-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekitike&#8217;s injury is &#8216;very serious&#8217; and could be a blow for Liverpool and France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LIVERPOOL, England (AP) \u2014 Liverpool&#8217;s Hugo Ekitike was forced off with an injury in the first half. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">champions league<\/span> They lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The French striker slipped in the 27th minute of the second leg at Anfield and appears to have injured his right foot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not looking good,&#8221; Liverpool manager Arne Slott said after the game. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Lost 2-0<\/span>PSG won 4-0 on aggregate. &#8220;It looks very bad, but it&#8217;s hard to say how bad. We&#8217;ll investigate further tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After receiving treatment, he was soon deemed unable to continue and was carried off the field on a stretcher. His successor was Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n<p>The injury is a cause for concern for France ahead of this year&#8217;s World Cup, and could also be a blow to Liverpool as they aim to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike has been one of Liverpool&#8217;s top players this season, scoring 19 goals for club and country. He scored for France in a 2-1 win against Brazil last month.<\/p>\n<p>PSG&#8217;s Nuno Mendes was also forced to leave due to an unknown injury just before half-time, but was able to leave the field safely. Desire Due then limped off early in the second half. <\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hugo-ekitike-injury-world-cup-f5031227561122fd74042efc9998dd61\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIVERPOOL, England (AP) \u2014 Liverpool&#8217;s Hugo Ekitike was forced off with an injury in the first half. champions league They lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. 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