Last weekend’s match at Mestalla remained a topic of discussion due to referee Jesus Gil Manzano’s decision to end the match in the middle of a cross after which Jude Bellingham scored, which somewhat even overshadowed the devastating injury to Mouctar Diakhaby.The Valencia defender suffered a horrific injury a few minutes before stoppage time when Aurelien Tchouameni fell on his knee. Anyone who watched the match or later watched the video, could feel the pain Diakhaby was in. While Valencia didn’t reveal much in the statement, insisting it was a “knee sprain”, what really happened to the Bats defender was monstrous, to say the least. Even if you didn’t watch the video – if you have a ‘weak’ gut, don’t watch it – it was enough to see the reactions of the footballers who happened to be nearby. Antonio Rudiger, Jude Bellingham, Joselu, Brahim Diaz, Christian Mosquera, Dimitri Foulquier… Everyone was stunned by the sight.Bueno pues hay gente pensando que Joselu está recriminando algo a Diakhaby en el momento de su lesión. Fue de los más afectados y de los que estuvo más tiempo a su lado. pic.twitter.com/QANo2Sz74t— Rubén Martín AS (@RubenMartinAS) March 4, 2024 Jude Bellingham’s reaction to the injury of Diakhaby. 😰💔 pic.twitter.com/tccDerfXi2— JBZ (@JBellinghamZone) March 4, 2024 The Guinean will be out of football for at least a year. Diakhaby has already posted on social networks and told his followers that he has a “long and difficult fight” ahead of him, but that he is ready to fight and return to the field stronger than ever before.Dr. Enrique Gastaldi spoke to the Spanish media about the condition and severity of Diakhaby ‘s injury. His first reaction to what happened was “terrifying.” Then he explained from the professional side what happened and what awaits the Valencia footballer. In short, the question is whether Mouctar Diakhaby will be able to play football ever again.”The dislocation affected the anterior and posterior cruciate ligament of the knee. It is a very rare injury, the most severe a football player can have in the knee. I think he tore four or five ligaments. Crazy injury in every way,” said Dr. Gastaldi for Cadena Ser Valencia, then continued:”When it comes to dislocation, meaning it falls out of its socket, the bone comes out of its socket. This automatically means the tearing of ligaments, anterior, posterior, lateral… When the bone damages the ligaments, there can be complications that must be taken into account immediately, which is to check if there are vascular injuries. I am referring to the popliteal artery (continues to the course of the femoral artery) which passes right next to the bone, and when such injuries occur, care should be taken to determine whether the bone has ruptured an artery, vein or nerve. These are very serious injuries from the very start. To clarify, when there is an injury to the femoral artery or part of it, the leg can be at risk, but if everything is done properly it will not be a problem for the patient to walk.”What did we just witness?! Rabid Mestalla crowd vs Vinicius and a full-time whistle in the middle of an assistThe famous Spanish traumatologist went on to explain the situation in detail…”With this type of injury, the first thing is to do everything possible so that the patient can walk again and there are no further problems. We are not talking about a recovery that will last nine or twelve months. It’s hard to make any prognostications with an injury like this, because one or two operations will probably be needed.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7930309##Gastaldi’s colleague, Dr. Juan José López Martínez, Carlos Alcaraz’s personal doctor, confirmed to Estadio Deportivo that “the first thing is to do everything so that the patient can walk again without problems.””Unfortunately, the injury is very serious. With that in mind, there is a good chance that he will never be able to play football again, because such injuries cause serious damage to the cartilage, which is the only structure in the human body that is impossible to regenerate,” said Dr. Lopes Martinez.We warn you again – if you don’t have a ‘strong stomach,’ don’t watch the video…Die Horror-Verletzung von Valencias Mouctar Diakhaby gegen Real Madrid 😳 pic.twitter.com/LBs2XbCCiQ— Fussballfc (@Fussball_fc) March 3, 2024
