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

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

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

The Poland No. 1 was then substituted at halftime.

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.