Monaco star breaks silence on sickening Gianluigi Donnarumma clash as extent of injury revealed
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Wilfried Singo clattered into PSG's Gianluigi Donnarumma, which left the Italian with serious injuries, as the Monaco player speaks out
Monaco's Wilfried Singo has maintained his clash with Gianluigi Donnarumma - which left the PSG goalkeeper with horrific facial injuries - was an accident.
The Italian was hit with a boot to the face from his opponent, who didn't even receive a yellow card for his challenge. It forced Donnarumma off in the 22nd minute of PSG's Ligue 1 contest at Stade Louis II, which they eventually won 4-2.
The 25-year-old dived at the feet of Singo during the game but came off second best as Singo's boot planted into his cheek with heavy force. The Italian needed lengthy treatment as blood poured down his face. RMC Sport reported that he later needed 10 staples in his right cheek.
Singo took to social media after the game and penned messages in both French and Italian, maintaining his innocence. He wrote: "My gesture was obviously not intentional, but I was able to see afterwards that he had a significant injury to his face. I wish you a good recovery."
READ MORE: PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma left with gruesome injury from horror challengeREAD MORE: Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes £79m Man Utd decision but it's bad news for Ruben AmorimPSG confirmed in a statement that Donnarumma had suffered "a facial trauma with multiple cuts." The goalkeeper himself was seen in conversion with referee Francois Letexier at half-time, questioning how Singo wasn't booked for the challenge.
The defender was already on a yellow card at the time, but the collision was deemed accidental by the officials and he remained on the pitch.
Donnarumma has since posted photos on social media as he begins his recovery. He shared an image of him and his dog on his sofa with the Italian sporting a hefty bandage on his cheek.
PSG opened a 10-point lead at the top of the French league with the win. Monaco remained in third place, level on points with second-place Marseille, who have a game in hand.
Luis Enrique said after his team's success: "We started the game very well, with the intention of winning and not coming here to be passive. We played a great first half, with plenty of chances to score. In the second half, the game turned on its head when they equalised and took the lead.
"Those ten minutes could have cost us dearly.We recovered, equalised quickly and the team continued to show the things we've been looking for since the start of last season and I'm very happy about that. Every time a player comes on, it helps the team and we improve our performances."
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