Huge scare for Azpilicueta: stretchered off with oxygen

Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta was stretchered off and given oxygen at his side's match against Southampton on Saturday after receiving a massive kick to the face.

In a play inside the Blues' box, the Spanish international was kicked in the face by Sekou Mara. Azpilicueta was left lying on the pitch and his team-mates quickly called for medical assistance, who spent more than ten minutes treating the player.

After a lengthy wait, Azpilicueta left the pitch on a stretcher, his name chanted by the Blues fans and wearing an oxygen mask.

Without a doubt, a tremendous scare that alarmed the fans and caused his teammates to come closer to see if there could be complications in case he could have swallowed his own tongue.

 

February 18, 2023