PSG: “Why me?”, the moving message from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after his serious knee injury

The hard blow. Injured at the hour mark on Tuesday, during the 4-2 victory against FC Barcelona, ​​Khvicha Kvaratskhelia suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. End of season? Maybe. No doubt. The 25-year-old Georgian international winger (54 caps, 23 goals) will in any case be sidelined for many months. That's for sure. A blow to the ex-Neapolitan, who was already having a complicated start to the season. “Even though a little time has passed, I keep asking myself: why me?” asks the person concerned in a long message posted this Wednesday on social networks.

A moving message, in which he evokes his faith and tries to find meaning in this event. “Many have asked me about this. Some have even said that if every footballer in the world prayed, the matches would all end in draws. Maybe that's true. But before each meeting, I asked God for one thing: to be able to leave the field in good health. In vain,” he laments, even though he “never left anything to chance. I prepared for this match like never before. I thought I was ready for anything, but not this. However, I understand that God chose me. And if this ordeal helped protect the other players on the field, then I am ready to go through these months of work, pain and tears.

I know I have to come back stronger, I won't disappoint you.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Tough to a fault, the captain of the Georgia team does not intend to let himself be defeated. “I know I have to come back stronger, for my people, who have always been by my side. I won't disappoint you, I promise. I will spare no effort. Thank you all for your support. See you very soon,” he says, he who will be operated on in the coming days. Best player in the last Champions League, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has scored 29 goals and provided 20 assists since his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain in January 2025.