Overview
- Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike left on a stretcher in the first half of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg at Anfield.
- He slipped near the 27th minute, clutched his right lower leg, and Liverpool brought on Mohamed Salah to replace him.
- Reporters said he pointed to his Achilles, though neither a diagnosis nor a recovery timeline has been confirmed.
- The setback could shape Liverpool's season run-in and may affect his availability for France at the World Cup in June and July.
- Coverage lists his season goal tally as either 17 or 19, reflecting that key details are still being finalized.