Medics rush to help and cover Nice star Sofiane Diop after terrifying injury in Europa League clash with Ferencvaros

NICE fans were stunned to spot Sofiane Diop play connected successful their clash with Ferencvaros - aft an wounded truthful terrible helium was covered with a SCREEN.

The 24-year-old midfielder was shielded from presumption arsenic aesculapian unit rushed onto the tract during Thursday's Europa League clash successful Hungary.

Diop went down pursuing a clash of heads with a teammate midway done the archetypal fractional astatine the Groupama Arena.

Medical unit raced onto the tract arsenic the erstwhile Monaco prima deed the turf, with Ferencvaros defenders urging them to hurry.

He remained down connected the crushed for respective minutes, with a makeshift aesculapian structure held up astir the erstwhile French under-21 international.

Luckily for Diop, helium appeared to flight superior wounded aft walking distant nether his ain steam.

Diop was strapped up by the aesculapian squad with a bandage, with humor seemingly disposable connected the back.

And fans were stunned to spot him instrumentality to the crippled conscionable moments aft the collision.

One wrote connected X: "It's not superior to support Sofiane Diop successful this match! He needs to get stitched up and spell out."

Another said: "I anticipation that is thing superior for Sofiane Diop."

Trailing 1-0, Nice subbed Diop retired of the contention astatine half-time.

They went down aboriginal successful the contention aft an ain extremity from Moise Bombito.

Diop was replaced by erstwhile Birmingham midfielder Jeremie Boga.