Hearts at
Stamford Bridge
stopped 73 minutes into the
Premier
League match between
Chelsea
and
Southampton
.
Not because the locals were losing 1-0, but because their captain,
César Azpilicueta
, had received a very hard kick to the face and was lying on the grass without moving.
It happened while Chelsea was defending a stopped ball from the visit.
A cross from the right ended up with the ball in the box, where Frenchman
Sékou Mara
pirouetted to try and hit it but was met by the Spanish defender's face.
The impact sounded fierce on the ambient microphones of the London stadium but what followed was worse.
Immediately upon Azpilicueta's fall,
his teammates and rivals surrounded him and began waving his arms for medical attention
.
Television, as usual with violent actions or field invasions, did not repeat the play
, but the clip was quickly uploaded to social networks, where the surname Azpilicueta immediately became a trend.
On a stretcher and with oxygen.
This is how Azpilicueta left the field.
Photo Glyn KIRK / AFP
After an eternal ten minutes, the stretcher removed the Chelsea captain, who had
an oxygen mask fitted to his face
.
The immediate destination was a hospital in the area for studies.
Without details about his health, a statement from Chelsea is expected.
According to the first information, Azpilicueta could have a jaw injury as a result of the unexpected and hard impact with Mara's booty.
After the blow that took their captain off the field, Chelsea could not overcome the game and added a new defeat, for which their players left whistled by the fans at Stamford Bridge.
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