CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Liverpool keeper Karius was concussed in final, medics say
Los Angeles — Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius suffered a concussion shortly before the blunders which gifted Real Madrid their Champions League final crown, two doctors who examined the shotstopper say. A statement from American doctors Ross Zafonte and Lenore Herget says Karius underwent a comprehensive examination at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 31, five days after Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Kiev. "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 on May 26," Zafonte and Herget said. Karius had complained to match officials in the 49th minute that he had been elbowed in a clash with Madrid defender Sergio Ramos which went unpunished. Two minutes later, Karius committed a howler when he attempted to throw a pass out to the Liverpool defence only for it to go straight to Real striker Karim Benzema for the openin...
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