Dortmund's team doctor, Dr. Braun, came onto the field. While he was treating and examining Mark, Zhou Yi stood beside him, and the other Dortmund players also ran over one after another.

Mark was well-liked in the team, partly because he was a pure South Stand product, and partly because he was low-key and friendly, didn't cause trouble, and had a good personality, so no one was unhappy with him.

His injury also tugged at the hearts of many.

Captain Weidenfeller didn't go forward, but stayed behind to protest to the referee that Shakhtar Donetsk had not behaved with enough sportsmanship. He believed that after Mark was injured, the Shakhtar Donetsk players should have actively kicked the ball out to create a dead ball situation so that the Dortmund team doctor could enter the field to treat Mark.

But Shakhtar Donetsk didn't do that, and Zhou Yi was forced to grab his waist directly, so the referee shouldn't have been so strict with Zhou Yi, and even gave Zhou Yi a yellow card.

Zhou Yi didn't take that yellow card to heart at all. He frowned and stood beside Mark, worried that the situation would be very bad.

Mark had just recovered from a serious injury that lasted more than a year, and if he was going to suffer another injury only half a year after his comeback, Zhou Yi was very worried about Mark's future.

Unexpectedly, Mark's emotions were very normal. Seeing Zhou Yi's furrowed brows, he smiled at Zhou Yi and said, "Are you saying goodbye to my corpse?"

Zhou Yi was very surprised. He didn't expect Mark to be able to joke...

"It's just a muscle strain, I know it very well, Zhou Yi, it's nothing serious."

After he finished speaking, Dr. Braun, who was examining him next to him, also gave the answer: "Yes, a muscle strain. But it's not light, Mark."

Hearing this, Mark shrugged.

Zhou Yi just stared blankly at Mark, unable to understand why Mark could be so calm.

The referee came up to ask Dr. Braun if he needed a stretcher. Dr. Braun originally wanted to nod, but Mark said, "No need, I can walk by myself, it's just a little slow."

Braun looked at him and said, "Then I'll help you down."

Then Mark struggled to get up from the ground, and with the help of Dr. Braun, he limped off the field.

Because Dortmund had used up all three substitution spots, and Mark couldn't return to the field, Dortmund could only play with ten men for the rest of the game. Fortunately, there wasn't much time left in the game, and Shakhtar Donetsk couldn't take advantage of this opportunity to score another goal.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Dortmund tied Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 away from home. They got two away goals, and their chances of advancing at home were great.

But this result didn't really satisfy Dortmund's supporters, because everyone originally expected to defeat Shakhtar Donetsk away from home. Not only did they not win away from home, but they also had players injured.

Mark's injury was probably Dortmund's biggest loss in this game.

At the post-match press conference, Klopp also answered questions about Mark's injury: "...We can't be sure how serious his injury is yet, we have to wait until we get back to Dortmund to diagnose it. I hope it's not too serious..."

Klopp looked haggard when he talked about this issue. He must have known the specific injury to some extent, but he couldn't say it too clearly in front of the media.

But the reporters were not stupid. Seeing his expression, they knew that Mark's injury was probably not light...

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Sure enough, after returning to Dortmund, the Dortmund club officially announced that Mark Wagner had strained his thigh muscle in the game against Shakhtar Donetsk and would be out for at least a month.

Being out for a month seems very short compared to Mark's previous serious injury of one year, but considering that Mark has been on the rise since his comeback from injury, this month's absence can simply be regarded as a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

This injury is likely to interrupt his form, and this injury also makes people start to worry about whether Mark Wagner, who has experienced a serious injury before, will become prone to habitual injuries from now on?

Muscle strains are prone to becoming chronic diseases, but more terrible than muscle strains is that other injuries will also find Mark, eventually turning him into a "glass man" that professional players talk about with fear.

The local media in Dortmund are discussing Mark's injury. Compared with Mark's injury, Dortmund's failure to win Shakhtar Donetsk away from home is not a problem at all.

As a player from the South Stand, Mark is very popular among Dortmund fans. Dortmund fans all hope that Mark can achieve success in Dortmund. He carries the expectations of countless South Stand Dortmund fans.

So when he was seriously injured for a year, many fans were saddened and wept for him.

He finally recovered from his injury, and he scored goals as soon as he came back. His state was also good afterwards. Although he didn't start every game, his performance was very good, and he scored goals one after another.

Just when everyone was looking forward to him getting back on track, the injury found him again.

Such a thing really broke the hearts of many of Mark's fans.

Many people worry that Mark will become depressed after suffering such repeated blows.

Zhou Yi also had this idea, so when he came to Mark's house, he was prepared to say a lot to enlighten Mark. And the name "Deisler" must not be mentioned.

But when he knocked on Mark's door, what surprised him was that it was Mark himself who opened the door for him!

"Huh?" He stood at the door dumbfounded, looking at Mark. "You... how did you come?"

"Isn't that what I should be saying to you?"

"Uh, no, I mean... how did you open the door? Can you walk on the ground?"

"With the help of crutches, I can." Mark took out his hand behind the door, which was holding a crutch.

Zhou Yi didn't dare to let Mark stand for too long, so he quickly entered the house and sat down to talk.

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"I'm really surprised that you opened the door for me..." After entering the house, Zhou Yi was still sighing.

Mark's mother, Mrs. Wagner, said from the side: "I was going to open the door for you, but he insisted on coming by himself..."

Mark smiled and said, "I just didn't want you to see me lying in bed with dull eyes—did you think you would see such a scene?"

Zhou Yi scratched his head. It was difficult to answer this, but he did have similar pictures in his mind: in a room with the curtains drawn, Mark was lying on the bed, with no reaction to his arrival, his head turned to one side, the dim light not shining on his face, the indoor air seemed to be frozen, making people feel depressed and desperate.

But after actually coming, Mark's house was bright and clean, and Mark was sitting in the chair opposite him in home clothes, with a smile on his face. If it wasn't for the crutches next to him, you wouldn't be able to tell that this was someone who was going to be out for a month due to injury.

"I originally prepared a lot of words, wanting to enlighten you, Mark. But now I think maybe it's not necessary..." Zhou Yi spread his hands.

"Yeah, I was out for a year because of an injury, and now it's just a month off, I don't think it's a big deal!" Speaking of this, Mark laughed.

Zhou Yi paid attention to observing his expression, but he couldn't tell whether Mark was putting on a brave face, or whether he was really so relaxed.

So in the end, Zhou Yi didn't say those words he had prepared, and he didn't continue to ask about Mark's injury. He had lunch at Mark's house, and in the afternoon he played football games with Mark in his room.

Then he said goodbye to Mark's family at four o'clock in the afternoon.

Sitting in the car on the way home, he was still carefully recalling Mark's performance that day. He really couldn't find any trace of Mark putting on a brave face.

He hoped that Mark could face some setbacks in life with open-mindedness, but when Mark was really so open-minded, he was a little incomprehensible, and couldn't figure out how Mark was so relieved and open-minded... Is this hairpin turn really so easy to turn?

Or maybe resting for a month due to a muscle strain is really not a big deal, and there's no need to pay too much attention to it?

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Back in the apartment, Zhou Yi didn't see Cortana come back until he went to bed. It seemed that she went straight to her own home after work.

This detail made Zhou Yi worry about Mark again. Cortana going back to live there was most likely related to Mark's injury.

Thinking about it this way, Mark's injury doesn't seem easy...

But there is very little Zhou Yi can do now. Since Mark can figure it out himself, there is nothing to say.

Physical injuries can be cured, but the fear is mental injuries. He really didn't want Mark to become the second Deisler.