James Maddison breaks silence on Tottenham injury after Europa League substitution

midfielder has given an update on the injury he picked up in Thursday night's clash against Eintracht Frankfurt.

over the top from Cristian Romero. After trying to head the ball over the onrushing opponent, he was clattered by the Frankfurt stopper.

The referee initially waved play-on, but VAR intervened to recommend a review of the incident via the pitch-side monitor. After taking another look, a penalty kick was awarded with Dominic Solanke making no mistake from the spot.

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That goal proved to be the vital one that saw Spurs progress to the semi-final stage of the competition with a 2-1 aggregate score-line.

The flashpoint, however, saw Maddison have to be replaced by Dejan Kulusevski after receiving treatment on the pitch. The midfielder has now referenced the injury in a social media post on Friday.

He shared a picture of himself with his two dogs in his Instagram story and added the caption: "Anyone else wake up a bit sore this morning COYS," along with laughing, praying hands and white heart emojis.

. "I think he's fine," he said. "I was talking to him after, and he'll gladly take that.

"So courageous. I thought the boy was lucky to stay on the pitch, to be honest. It could very easily have been a red card, but it looks like it's nothing too serious. I'm sure whatever he's feeling has been numbed by the joy of winning the game!"