He gave his legs a last stretch, he pulled up his socks - and then Javi Martínez was back. The Spaniard came on as a 64th-minute sub in the home meeting with Hertha BSC. It was a moment he had been looking forward to for a long time. “I’m feeling good and it’s great to be back with the team,” told Javi. Javi has “almost forgotten” the long period in rehab, he insisted.
Martínez has been reduced to the role of spectator for almost two months. In early September, only four days after his vital late strike in the UEFA Supercup against Chelsea, he was forced to undergo groin surgery. He then started out on a gruelling and energy-sapping programme of sports rehabilitation. Now, the 25-year-old is finally back where he wants to be - out on the pitch.
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