The 31-year-old striker could not hold back his tears on Saturday evening. Indeed, after scoring the 2-1 goal which shook his lair against Real Madrid, the Mallorca striker – Vedat Muriqi – made his mark twice. First of all, the Kosovar striker allowed his team to defeat the Merengues in the last moments of the game, then surprised the public with his emotional celebration. At the end of the meeting, he wanted to explain that his tears reflected a mix of emotions after difficult weeks.
“Yes, because it’s been two weeks… Even though from the outside I may seem tough, I’m human, and sometimes emotions and stress take over. I had missed a penalty in the 92nd minute (against Elche), lost a final to go to the World Cup (against Turkey), the biggest dream of my life… And there, 1-0, then equalizer in the 88th minute, and suddenly, a superb goal for the 2-1″ he told local media. If the atypically physical striker scored his 19th goal of the season, he certainly scored one of the most important. Against a team from the capital in crisis, the current 17th in the ranking thus left the red zone.
