“We worked hard and we had more chances to score. I spoke with Mesut Ozil after the game and he said that we are a great side and that the fairest result would have been a draw.

I’m sorry Pepe but I don’t think my Mesut knew that much Spanish, unless you interpreted a few shy smiles and “muy feliz” to mean all that.

Mesut’s biggest injury in his career happened in a Champions League game against a Mourinho-lead Chelsea back in 2007. Sorry for the bad quality.

———-

Mesut was tackled from behind and fell to the ground..

The ball never went out of play, and the game continued around him… He got up immediately…

He was clearly hurting significantly.. he tried to limp his way out of the pitch…

He knew he wouldn’t be able to continue so as he limped his way out, he signaled for change…

He was in so much pain, you can tell from his face…

As soon as he crossed the sideline so he didn’t interfere with the ongoing game, he collapsed onto the grass… (shame on you Alves, shame on you Busquests… )

You can see how much pain Mesut was in… my poor thing.

He was sad, and hurting, so he pulled his shirt over his beautiful face.

This is the tackle that led to his heartbreaking moment.

From then on, Mesut tried his best to protect himself, and rarely ever again got into situations where he could be injured. After seeing this I can’t help by think about how Alves faked his injury, and how Mesut, despite the horrible pain, got up immediately and limped his way out of the pitch.. I’m so proud of him.

(Thanks Chelch272 for showing me the video)