27 minutes may not mean much to most. But yesterday, that time was everything to Bernat. The Spanish side of PSG stepped on a pitch again after a year and a month in the dry dock. The emotion of the moment was reflected in his words after the crash.
“Happy. I was very happy to be back on the field, to play football, to do what I love the most. I feel very happy. It is a very important day for me, because it has been a very, very long journey, more than a year. I got goose bumps when I heard the audience chant my name. I’m very happy to be back, “he said after finishing the match.
“I hope that the most complicated is behind me and I look to the future. It was difficult, because it was an injury that got complicated. I had to go under the knife three times. Normally, a lesion like this takes between 5 and 7 months to reappear. It took me 13 months, almost twice as long. There are tough times when you think the knee won’t respond. It’s hard. I had a lot of trouble living it. I want to forget, leave it behind, be happy and go back to doing what I love, “he added.