"That why I miss the Premier League wake up the next day with 3 stitches I love this game ahahahah," wrote the Frenchman on Instagram the day after the game.
Attached to the caption was a photo of an injury suffered by the veteran defender during the match which could be seen bleeding and held together by three stitches.
It seems the game served as a stark reminder of the difficulty of life in the Premier League in more ways than one.
25 February 2018