Look: Popped blood vessel in Courtois' eye worries Chelsea fans

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was seeing red in a friendly tilt against the Netherlands, though not for the reason you'd expect.

The Chelsea shot-stopper didn't feature in the 1-1 match, with Simon Mignolet the preferred option in Amsterdam. However, the camera did manage to spot Courtois sporting a bloodshot left eye.

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While gruesome-looking, Courtois said the problem shouldn't cause any long-term issues with his vision, as some initial reports indicated.

Though rare, Courtois isn't the only player to hurt his eye this week, as Fenerbahce striker Robin van Persie was also rushed to hospital with a similar problem.