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Casillas out of the woods

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has taken to social media after he suffered a heart attack at Porto’s training facility.

The Spanish goalkeeper is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers of the last decade or so.

During his time with Real Madrid, Casillas won three Champions League trophies.

Though, it was his performances on the international stage which he will be remembered for.

Casillas captained Spain to two European Championships and a famous World Cup in 2010.

However, Casillas fell ill on Wednesday.

The horrible news was reported on Wednesday afternoon which claimed Casillas had suffered a heart attack.

Porto then subsequently released a statement regarding the incident.

The statement read: ‘Iker Casillas suffered an acute myocardial infarction during Wednesday morning training session held at the Porto Gaia Training and Training Center in Olival. 

‘The work session was promptly interrupted to provide assistance to the FC Porto goalkeeper, who is currently at the Hospital CUF Porto. Casillas is well, stable and his heart problem solved.’

Now, Casillas has spoken out for the first time since his attack.

PORTO, PORTUGAL – JULY 30: Iker Casillas of FC Porto in action during the Pre-Season Friendly match between FC Porto and RC Deportivo La Coruna at Estadio do Dragao on July 30, 2017 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

“All controlled here…”

Posting on Twitter, Casillas moved to ensure fans knew he was now in a stable condition and on the mend.

‘All controlled here, a big scare but with the forces intact,’ he wrote.

Casillas also thanked everyone for their messages of support after waves of Tweets were posted by his footballing colleagues

‘Thank you very much for the messages and affection.’

Whether he will play football again we’ll have to wait and see, but we’re all hoping for a speedy recovery for the footballing legend.

Barcelona vs Liverpool

Liverpool travelled to Barcelona on Tuesday for the first leg of their semi-final clash.

Jurgen Klopp’s side then host Barca in the reverse fixture on May 7^th.

With Tottenham already 1-0 down to Ajax in the other UCL semi-final, Liverpool may have been England’s best hope at winning the Champions League this year.

The Reds made it to last years finals but were beaten 3-1 by Barcelona’s rivals, Real Madrid.

Heading into the game Liverpool have been in superb form, winning their last 10 matches across all competitions.

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 01: Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semifinal match between FC Barcelona and FC Liverpool at Camp Nou on May 01, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)

Messi’s ridiculous free kick

The first 45 was actually a pretty open contest between the two sides.

Luis Suarez would give Barcelona the lead in the 26^th minute and celebrated against his former club.

However, Liverpool still had their fair share of chances, one of which Sadio Mane should have put away.

The second half would then begin with Suarez flinging himself to the floor after a challenge.

It was this and numerous over incidents including his pestering of the referee after the James Milner on Lionel Messi incident that caused some Liverpool fans to turn on Suarez.

Suarez was, of course, a key figure when Liverpool nearly won the league under Brendan Rodgers but there didn’t seem to be much love lost between either party on Wednesday.

It was also Suarez’s shot that bounced off the bar and back to Messi to make it 2-0.

Lionel Messi then killed the game and perhaps the tie off with a superb free-kick.

Messi’s just sidefooted a free kick into the top corner from 35 yards out and it probably doesn’t even make the Top 50 Lionel Messi moments

Liverpool injury blow at the Camp Nou

Liverpool have been dealt an injury blow on Wednesday evening after Naby Keita was forced off during their Champions League clash with Barcelona.

It’s been a very up and down season for Naby Keita.

The Guinean midfielder initially struggled to adapt to the Premier League having joined from RB Leipzig last summer.

While some performances were impressive, his overall game was not good enough to nail down a regular starting spot in the team.

However, that has changed over the past month or so.

Keita has forced his way into the side and has actually been pretty solid all in all.

He’s impressed so much that he warranted a spot in the Liverpool midfield for their Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

Though, the game certainly didn’t pan out the way he’d hoped it would.

How long will Keita be out for?

That is because after just 20 minutes, Keita was forced off with a suspected groin injury.

A tackle from behind by Ivan Rakitic saw the Liverpool man tumble to the ground before clutching his groin.

That lead to the medical staff leading him off the pitch.

Liverpool will now be sweating on the midfielder’s fitness with several extremely important games coming up.

Not only will Liverpool face off against Barcelona in the second leg in just a weeks time, but they are also in the thick of a Premier League title battle.

Safe to say, all Liverpool fans will be hoping Keita’s injury is nothing serious.

Liverpool have it all to do at the Camp Nou

What didn’t help the mood was that Liverpool went 1-0 down not long after Keita’s exit.

Former Reds star Luis Suarez latched onto an incredible through ball by Jordi Alba, providing the deft of touches to put it over Alisson Becker.

Now, Liverpool have it all to do in the second half.