It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 16 Losing the Fountain Protection

Guardiola replaced Charles with Keita.

Charles leaned weakly on the chair on the bench. Without a water dispenser by his side, he was like a patient without the protection of a fountain.

"Richard, how is his injury?"

"The grass was too slippery, so Charles was pushed to the ground. And then his elbow," Pruna explained vividly, pointing at Charles' elbow.

"The tendon in my right elbow was torn. If I receive surgery, I don't need to worry too much. I will probably be fine after 2-3 weeks of rest. But after resting, I will still need to wear a cast for several days."

Charles began to bargain unwillingly, "But I feel like my hand was run over by a wheel, or like it was torn apart."

"When I fell, I felt not only my hands hurting, but also my heart aching."

"At that moment, I even felt like I couldn't breathe. Could such an injury be healed in just 3-4 weeks of rest?"

Pruna pushed his glasses. He was chubby and looked kind. He gently corrected Charles: "First of all, it's not 3-4 weeks of rest, it's 2-3 weeks. You can play in the 21st round of the league."

"And the injured part is the elbow, so you just have to rest well. It will heal quickly, so you don't have to worry about that at all."

Ciel really didn't know why a person with a temperature of 37 degrees could say such cold words.

He was finally injured once, so he could legitimately skip games and training, but he couldn't skip many games.

"Is this a new spell?" Vilanova stared at Charles' elbow.

"What spell?"

"Since May 2007, 5, we have never beaten Real Sociedad once when we went to Anoeta Stadium. Although Osasuna is not yet a team of Real Madrid, but..."

When Charles heard this, he could only keep shouting "six" in his mind.

Guardiola turned his gaze to Vilanova, "...it's better not to say such unfounded things."

After saying that, Guardiola touched Charles' head affectionately and said, "Don't worry, in my heart, you will always be the most important member of the team."

"When you recover from your injury, I will arrange for you to start. Let me think, well, our opponent on February 2 is Santander, you don't have to worry, just show 1% of your level in the King's Cup."

"Look, even though you didn't run much in today's game, I really appreciate the way you played."

After saying that, Guardiola waved his hand and signaled the team doctor to send Charles to the hospital for surgery.

"Gua..." Before Charles could explain himself, the team doctors carried him and his chair away.

"Charles seems to be doing fine. He can still sit on the bench and watch the game, but he looks a little depressed."

"Bojan next to him and Guardiola comforted Charles together."

"It doesn't look like the situation is very good now. Charles is being carried into the player tunnel by the team doctor. He will probably go to the hospital for treatment."

"Today's weather was not very good. There was no snow on the grass, but the air was still very humid and the whole scene was foggy. So when Monreal pushed, Charles was not prepared and fell down."

"Speaking of which, Charles is very unlucky. He has been to the hospital twice within a few days of arriving at Barcelona. I hope he is okay this time."

In the 28th minute, Xavi made a free kick cross from the right side of the frontcourt. Osasuna central defender Sergio kicked the ball but it flew towards his own goal. Goalkeeper Robert flew to save the ball.

In the 32nd minute, Alves intercepted the ball in the penalty area and his low shot was blocked. Abidal then committed a foul in the midfield and received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Henry received a pass from Xavi in ​​front of the penalty area and his low shot was blocked by the defender.

In the 39th minute, Xavi passed the ball to Eto'o at the edge of the penalty area, but unfortunately the Cameroonian striker's shot went wide.

In the 45th minute, Messi broke through the middle and made a cross pass. Eto'o raised his foot and shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball went straight into the dead corner of the goal and Barcelona led 0-2. This was the Cameroonian striker's 16th league goal this season.

At the start of the second half, Osasuna replaced Sergio with Jose Joe.

In the 48th minute, Henry's low shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the defender's body.

In the 55th minute, Henry got the ball on the right and made a cross pass. Xavi and Eto'o completed a wall pass in front of the penalty area and then made a straight pass. Keita's powerful shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the goal frame and flew out of the bottom line.

In the 57th minute, Alves passed the ball into the penalty area. Henry received Messi's return ball and his low shot was caught by Robert.

In the 58th minute, Portillo replaced Punyar.

In the 63rd minute, Portillo took a corner kick from the right side, and the center back Franio headed the ball into the net, 1-2. Then, Iniesta replaced Henry.

In the 66th minute, Abidal threw the ball out of bounds, Eto'o made a long shot from 30 yards, which was barely saved by Roberto. Messi's follow-up shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Roberto's body again.

In the 69th minute, José Joao made a shovel tackle on Busquets, Messi stopped the ball, but Osasuna players took the opportunity to grab the ball and attack. Juanfran's shot from 14 yards was confiscated.

Josector, Pandiani and Valdes were all given yellow cards.

In the 73rd minute, Juanfran dribbled past Abidal on the right side of the penalty area and made a cross. Pandiani shot the ball into the net from 6 yards before Puyol.

Osasuna equalized 2-2.

In the 79th minute, Plasil was injured by Valdes. The players from both sides gathered together again, and the smell of gunpowder in the air became stronger and stronger.

If Monreal hadn't gone off early, Puyol would have wanted to give him a big elbow at that moment.

The referee quickly intervened and separated the players from both teams.

"The players on both sides are getting angry."

"The No. 1 team in La Liga almost lost to the second-best team. I didn't expect that a game would result in the loss of a key player."

"Apart from the Barcelona captain, Messi, the good kid, is also very angry, which is very rare."

In the 80th minute, Alves and Messi completed a series of wall passes in the penalty area. Alves dribbled past three defenders and made a cross. Xavi shot into the net from 12 meters in front of the goal and Barcelona led again 2-3.

In the 82nd minute, Masood replaced Prasil.

In the 84th minute, Xavi passed the ball and Iniesta shot at the top of the penalty area, but the ball hit the crossbar and went over.

In the 85th minute, Alves slid and intercepted the ball in the midfield. After getting the ball, Messi rushed to the front of the penalty area and faced three defenders. Messi fired a powerful left-foot shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball went straight into the far corner of the goal.

Osasuna 2-4 Barcelona.

In the 87th minute, Messi made a straight pass in front of the penalty area, and Keita's shot from 8 meters in front of the goal was blocked.

In the 89th minute, Toure replaced Eto'o. The game ended after 4 minutes of stoppage time. Barcelona finally defeated Osasuna 4-2 away from home and continued to maintain a 12-point lead.

(End of this chapter)