Liverpool's Karius suffered concussion in Champions League final


Soccer Football - Champions League Final - Real Madrid v Liverpool - NSC Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine - May 26, 2018 Liverpool's Loris Karius walks past the trophy with his medal after the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

(Reuters) - Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius, whose two major blunders helped Real Madrid win the Champions League final, suffered a concussion during the match which could have affected his performance, U.S. doctors said on Monday.

Karius was blamed for two of the Spanish side's goals in Real's 3-1 victory in Kiev on May 26 and Liverpool sent the German to see specialists five days after the game.

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