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Confirmed: Liverpool Loris Karius suffered concussion during Champions League final.

Maybe the door of ''second chance'' have been open for the 24 years old Liverpool shot-stopper as Drs. Ross Zafonte and Lenore Herget have released a statement confirming Loris Karius suffered a concussion during the Champions League final.

After a strong second half of the season for Loris Karius after being given a chance to nail down the starting goalkeeping job at Liverpool, the 24-year-old German had what might be kindly called a disastrous Champions League final.

The German was roundly criticised for his performance during the 3-1 loss in Kiev after two stunning errors led to the Blancos securing a third successive European title.
But tests carried out by the Massachusetts General Hospital have now found that Karius was suffering from a head injury at the time.

''On May 31, 2018 Mr. Karius underwent a comprehensive examination by Dr. Ross Zafonte and Dr Lenore Herget in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital,'' a statement read.

''After carefully reviewing game film and integrating a detailed history – including his reported present and immediate post-contact subjective symptoms – physical examination and objective metrics, we have concluded that Mr. Karius sustained a concussion during the match May 26, 2018.



“At the time of our evaluation, Mr Karius’s principal residual symptoms and objective signs suggested that visual spatial dysfunction existed and likely occurred immediately following the event. Additional symptomatic and objectively noted areas of dysfunction also persisted. It could be possible that such deficits would affect performance.

''We also note that Mr Karius has reported significant and steady improvement since the concussive event, and we expect him to make a full recovery based on the results of the examination. We expect that with treatment and by following prescribed activity protocols he will continue to improve. 

''We have encouraged vigilance and an emphasis on safety in his eventual return to full activity.''