JUAN FOYTH was forced to change his shirt after blood poured from his nose in the Europa League final.
The Villarreal defender, 23, took an accidental knee to the face from Manchester United star Paul Pogba early on in Gdansk.
And the collision saw the on-loan Tottenham star channel his inner Terry Butcher as – despite the nasty-looking blow and concern from the Spanish side’s medical team – Foyth returned to the field, complete with a bandage around his head.
Ifab rules state players must have no blood on show so the famous yellow Villarreal shirt had to be swapped.
Foyth, who shone in the first leg of the semi-final against Arsenal, joined Unai Emery’s side on loan for the 2020-21 campaign after making just seven first-team appearances for Spurs last season.
The Argentine was making his 32nd appearance of the season in the final with his only goal on matchday one of the group stages against Sivasspor in October.
And he had a lively start to the Europa League final.
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His two tackles and two interceptions were both more than anyone else on the field in the opening 15 minutes against United.
The right-back knew he was going to be in for a busy evening with Marcus Rashford lining up on the United left wing as part of an attacking starting XI.
But it was worth playing through the pain barrier as Villarreal won a dramatic penalty shootout 11-10, after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
