Bailly Visits Player He Injured With Horror Tackle at Hospital

• Eric Bailly expressed his remorse for an uncontrolled tackle on Hyeres midfielder N’Diaye in the most profound way
• Bailly's late challenge on the N'Diaye left the referee with no option but to give him his marching orders after just 15 minutes of the encounter
• Despite being a man down, Marseille secured a two-nil win over Hyeres to book a spot in the next round of the Coupe de France

Eric Bailly paid a visit to Hyères midfielder Almike Moussa N’Diaye, who he seriously injured over the weekend.

The Ivorian defender, on loan from Manchester United, left N’Diaye unconscious when he lunged a reckless tackle into the chest of the midfielder.

Moussa N’Diaye was evacuated from the field on a stretcher and taken to an ambulance parked at the edge of the lawn before being rushed to the North Hospital of Marseille, where he was admitted to intensive care.

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Bailly went to the locker room of Hyeres to offer his jersey and above all to enquire about the status of N’Diaye, per NIF.

According to EuroFoot, the 26-year-old midfielder sustained several broken ribs and liver/lung pain as a result of the challenge.

Nonetheless, he is responding to treatment and Bailly took the opportunity to pay him a visit at the hospital to wish him a speedy recovery.

In a photo posted on social media, seen by Sports Brief, Bailly posed by the bed of Almike, who was full of smiles as he recovers.

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Olympique Marseille defender Eric Bailly was shown a red card for a brutal challenge in their Coupe de France game against Hyeres on Saturday afternoon.

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The Ligue 1 giants went into the game against the fourth-tier side as big favourites.

But Les Phocéens were reduced to ten men after Ivory Coast centre-back Bailly was sent off after a bad tackle on Moussa N’Diaye inside the opening 15 minutes.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Ivorian legend Didier Drogba is delighted with Eric Bailly, who has left English Premier League club Manchester United to join French side Marseille.

The defender has moved to the Ligue 1 outfit on a season-long loan which includes a possibility of a permanent transfer at the end of the season.

Bailly started in just three Premier League matches last season, having fallen out of favour with every United manager since Jose Mourinho in 2017.