After spending a night at La Moraleja Hospital and undergoing a battery of detailed examinations, Yang Yang could finally confirm the extent of his injury: a fracture on the outside of his right ankle. He would have to sit out for at least two months.
Yang Yang lay on the hospital bed with his right leg suspended high in the air, unable to move it at all. His whole body felt terribly uncomfortable.
Real Madrid had lost last night's match, falling 1–0 at home to Osasuna.
That kept Yang Yang in a foul mood. He knew that his injury and departure had disrupted the team's plans while also damaging their morale. Osasuna, meanwhile, had lost the opponent they feared most and defended even more solidly as a result.
Barcelona had opened the season with two straight wins and six points, while Real Madrid had managed only a draw and a defeat for a single point.
The league had barely begun, yet they were already five points behind. For a Real Madrid intent on challenging for the title, that was certainly not a good result.
Worse still, Yang Yang had been injured at this very moment.
Two months was not an especially long time, but it was not short either. And whether he could return to the pitch by then would depend on his rehabilitation. The ankle was also a troublesome joint, and any mishandling could easily leave lasting problems.
Yang Yang had been taken directly from the Bernabéu Stadium to the hospital last night. His luggage and personal belongings had been brought over after the match by the team doctor, Carlos Dias. Once he turned on his phone, the calls never stopped.
From Florentino and Manuel Redondo to Valdano and Zidane, along with friends and teammates at the club and