😌 Yann Couto injury just a scare

Yann Couto was taken off on a stretcher after a very harsh tackle in the Essen-Borussia Dortmund match and raised all the alarms.

Ganz heftiges Foul an Dortmunds Couto! 😳🚨

ℹ️ Essens Joker Kelsey Owusu kommt beim Zweikampf in der Nachspielzeit gegen Yan Couto deutlich zu spät und trifft den Dortmunder mit gestrecktem Bein am Knie. Eine Szene, bei der man sich über Rot nicht hätte beschweren können - doch… pic.twitter.com/1OC3111New

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Dortmund's victory in the DFB Pokal (0-1) was almost forgotten after the tackle by Kelsey Owusu, a player for Essen, which took Yann Couto off on a stretcher with his hands on his head.

The indignation of the 'YellowBlack' players was huge when they saw that the referee only showed a yellow card for a tackle to the knee. To the point that Brandt, one of the captains, spoke to 'Sky Sport' and said, referring to the tackle: "It's brutal!"

Luckily, according to 'Sky Sports Germany', Couto is doing well, the severity of the injury has been completely ruled out, as rumored, and he could even play this weekend.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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