Kevin De Bruyne Suffered Fractures To Nose, Eye Socket In UCL Final

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne fractured his nose and a bone around his left eye socket in Saturday's Champions League loss to Chelsea, the 29-year-old said on Sunday.

The Belgium international had to go off on the hour mark with a concussion injury in City's 1-0 defeat at Porto's Estádio do Dragão after an accidental clash with Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger left him on the ground.

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"Hi guys just got back from the hospital. My diagnosis is acute nose bone fracture and left orbital fracture," De Bruyne, who had well below his normal level of impact on the game, wrote on Twitter. "I feel okay now. Still disappointed about yesterday obviously but we will be back."

Kevin de Bruyne leaves the field in tears after being forced off injured. pic.twitter.com/5agWqA2nop

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De Bruyne did not give a timeline for his return to action, with Belgium set to play their opening European Championship fixture against Russia at St Petersburg on June 12. 

(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Hugh Lawson)