‘Oh my god’: Gruesome injury rocks FIFA Club World Cup semi

Fans couldn’t bring themselves to look after a star suffered a truly horrific injury during a blockbuster clash between two giants.

Paris Saint-Germain reached the Club World Cup semi-finals as Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele goals earned the nine-man European champions a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in a gripping battle on Sunday (AEST).

It sets up a salivating final-four fixture against Spanish giants Real Madrid, which later got the better of Borussia Dortmund, 3-2.

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The French treble winners had Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernandez sent off in the final stages but managed to oust the German giants in Atlanta.

The match however was soured just before halftime when Jamal Musiala suffered a sickening injury following a collision PSG goalkeeper with Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Watch the horror incident unfold in the video player above

As he challenged for a ball at the byline, Musiala was ushered away from it by Willian Pacho while, at the same time, Donnarumma dived to jump on the ball.

However, as Musiala was caught in the middle of the pair, his left leg got caught under the body of the Italian goalkeeper.

And as he tumbled over the PSG star, Musiala’s leg was caught under his rival’s body.

The moment Donnarumma collects Musiala and the ball.

Musiala was left screaming in agony.

He was then seen screaming in pain with his foot was visibly bent out of shape at the ankle.

The 22-year-old’s teammates looked distraught upon seeing the gut-wrenching injury.

Donnarumma was also visibly upset by the accident and had to be consoled by the team benches as he held his gloves over his face.

The Italian was shown on camera in tears having sunk down to one knee before the halftime whistle was blown.

Musiala was stretchered off the field of play before being taken to hospital.

According to Sky Sports in Germany, it is suspected he has suffered a fibula fracture.

Alphonso Davies was left distraught watching teammate Musiala go down, with the midfielder stretchered off just prior to halftime after being taken out by Donnarumma in a 50-50 challenge.

Davies, sidelined with a ruptured ACL, was live-streaming to fans during the match.

“Oh my God, no, no!” Davies screamed when Musiala injured himself, with both hands on his head in disbelief. “Please no, no.”

Bayern boss Vincent Kompany wasn’t able to give a full assessment of Musiala’s injury when addressing media in the post-match.

“It didn’t look good, I don’t know ... it looks like an ankle injury of some type ... but I’m not going to make a diagnosis here,” he said.

Musiala was taken out of the stadium on a stretcher and transported to hospital. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

It wasn’t the only bit of bad luck Bayern suffered throughout the match with two goals being ruled out for off-side.

Bayern had won their last four matches straight against PSG, including a 1-0 Champions League victory last November, before Luis Enrique’s side hit their peak.

“I think we showed our character with two less players, we showed our personality, and we are strong also like that,” PSG’s Achraf Hakimi told reporters.

“We showed that we want to be continue in this competition and go forward.”

It was FIFA’s expanded tournament’s biggest heavyweight clash thus far and Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said on the eve of the game he would pay to watch a match he described as a “perfect storm”, because of the teams’ similar high-pressing, attacking styles.

The airconditioned Mercedes-Benz Stadium also produced the perfect conditions for a pulsating game, lit up by supremely talented dribblers on both sides, as well as two elite goalkeepers in Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia hit the side netting after a razor-sharp PSG counter and forced Neuer into an excellent save, while Donnarumma saved twice from Olise.

PSG star Ousmane Dembele (R) celebrates with Achraf Hakimi as PSG defeat Bayern. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Dayot Upamecano headed home from Olise’s free-kick in first-half stoppage time but the defender had strayed off-side and it was disallowed, while England captain Harry Kane sent a header off-target when well placed.

Bayern’s 39-year-old stopper Neuer produced a sensational save to deny Barcola early in the second half as PSG threatened.

With 20 minutes remaining, Luis Enrique sent on Dembele to make the difference and avoid extra-time.

Dembele came inches from doing just that when Neuer gave the ball away outside his area and the Frenchman lunged to try and roll into the empty net, but it trickled just wide of the post.

Eventually 20-year-old Doue found the breakthrough as Kane gave the ball away and PSG attacked in numbers.

Doue, who burst into the limelight in PSG’s run to Champions League glory, fashioned some space on the edge of the box and flashed a low strike home at the near post.

Bayern were given hope as they hunted for an equaliser when PSG defender Pacho was sent off for a high tackle on Leon Goretzka after 83 minutes.

Kane headed home from an off-side position before PSG substitute Hernandez was dismissed for an elbow.

Bayern Munich’s run in the Club World Cup came to an agonising end. Buda Mendes/Getty Images/AFP

Despite their numerical disadvantage Dembele hit the crossbar before sealing their victory after Achraf Hakimi’s run through, and the Frenchman paid tribute to Jota by copying his video-gaming celebration.

“It was very difficult to hear the news,” Marquinhos told DAZN. “We have got Portuguese players in the dressing room and they were with him only a few weeks ago playing in the Nations League … we wanted to cheer them up.”

Bayern coach Kompany said he was proud of his team’s performance despite their elimination.

“It could have been 2-0 to us, but it didn’t go our way,” said Kompany.

Later on Sunday morning, Kylian Mbappe scored an acrobatic late overhead kick as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in their Club World Cup quarter-final to set up a last-four showdown against European champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Real were cruising to a comfortable win thanks to two early goals by Gonzalo Garcia and Fran Garcia before a crazy late flurry of activity at the MetLife Stadium.

Maximilian Beier pulled one back in the 93rd minute, Mbappe made it 3-1, and then Serhou Guirassy scored a penalty for Dortmund after Real’s Dean Huijsen was sent off.

Originally published as ‘Oh my god’: Gruesome injury rocks FIFA Club World Cup semi