I thought I was going to die – Juventus star, Szczesny on chest pain

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has spoken about the chest pain he suffered last season.

The Poland international suffered chest pain during Juventus’s quarter-final match against Sporting CP in the UEFA Europa League last season.

The Juventus shot-stopper had complained of chest pain and heart palpitations in the first half of the game.

The Poland No.1 was then substituted at half-time.

The goalkeeper told Canal+ Polonia that he thought he was going to die.

“It was scary. I really thought I was going to die,” Szczesny said.

“After passing a ball to the defender, I felt like my heart was about to explode.

“During a corner kick, I told Arek (Arkadiusz Milik), I was hurt, but the Sporting players were already taking a corner kick.”

“The chest pain was horrible. To this day, we don’t know the reason.

“Probably back or spine problems,” he added.