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GRAPHIC: FC Porto player’s foot looks like it was bitten by a shark
Published 15:04 23 Feb 2017 GMT
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We shudder to think of how it felt to pull the blood-caked sock away from the wounds on Hector Herrera's foot on Wednesday night.
Herrera suffered two brutal cuts to his left foot in a challenge with Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner during this week's Champions League Round of 16 tie. The Porto midfielder was in visible discomfort following the tackle just after half-time, which earned Lichtsteiner a yellow card, but Herrera somehow managed to see out the remainder of the game. The thought of kicking a ball with such gruesome open cuts is enough to make our skin crawl but Herrera is clearly made of sterner stuff than us which is why he's a professional footballer and we're writing about professional footballers. https://twitter.com/SC_ESPN/status/834542665656045568 Juventus won the first leg 2-0, courtesy of two away goals via Marko Pjaca and Dani Alves, while Porto full-back Alex Telles was sent off in the first half for two bookable offences in quick succession. It's a game Herrera will remember for a long time and the memory will not be a fond one. Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday LiveExplore more on these topics:
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