When Laurent Koscielny was stretchered off in the 11th minute of our Europa League semi-final in Madrid, it was an understandably emotional moment for the French defender. Knowing that his World Cup was all but over, our club captain was distraught, but medical director Dr Gary O'Driscoll tells the story of how he was comforted by our players at half-time - and one of the stars of the Atletico team. "There were three or four of us in the dressing room and Laurent was lying on the bed, close to tears," he told Arsenal Player. "It was an extremely emotional moment. "The half-time whistle went and suddenly all the players came in. The level of endearment, respect and...
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