The fall of Kevin De Bruyne, and his exit from the stadium in tears after he was hit in the Champions League final on Saturday night in front of Chelsea, brought back to mind a similar memory of Buck’s departure for Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool star, after he was injured by Ramos, Real Madrid defender 3 years ago.
The Belgian midfielder was forced to exit in the 58th minute after receiving treatment for a few minutes after a strong collision with Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger.
And because De Bruyne is an influential player in “City” as well as Salah in Liverpool, his team was negatively affected by his substitution, and he could not compensate for his delay with a goal to win Chelsea the title and deprived “City” of the first title in its history.
Because