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PHOTO: Barcelona starlet Gavi shows off STAPLED ear after suffering gruesome injury in La Liga victory over Osasuna

<p>The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/golden-boy-2023-jude-bellingham-jamal-musiala-alejandro-garnacho-gavi-xavi-simons-100-player-long-list/blte25730ab933dc67f" target="_blank">19-year-old playmaker</a> picked up the gruesome knock following a coming together with Ruben Garcia at El Sadar, with the youngster left on the turf with blood pouring down his face. Medical staff were quick to tend to him, with the wound in question swiftly closed up.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Gavi was able to complete the game, as he played the full 90 minutes, but does have a painful reminder of how much effort was required in order for the reigning La Liga champions to collect all three points.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everything OK <a href="https://t.co/Ses5in3LYi">pic.twitter.com/Ses5in3LYi</a></p>— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1698444278253367529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2023</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Barcelona feared that they had allowed two points to slip through their grasp when seeing Ezequiel Avila cancel out Jules Kounde’s opener. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-osasuna-frenkie-de-jong-robert-lewandowski/bltb21abad6c1021d64" target="_blank">Robert Lewandowski was, however, to have the final say as he converted an 85th-minute penalty</a> after Alejandro Catena had been sent off for the hosts.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Gavi, along with a number of his club colleagues at Camp Nou, is now preparing to head off on international duty during the first domestic break of the 2023-24 campaign. He will form part of Spain’s squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers against Georgia and Cyprus, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/spain-16-year-old-barcelona-wonderkid-lamine-yamal-euro-2024-qualifiers/blta401bb42dfe535b5" target="_blank">fellow Barca starlets Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal also being included</a> in Luis de la Fuente’s ranks.</p>

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

PHOTO: Barcelona starlet Gavi shows off STAPLED ear after suffering gruesome injury in La Liga victory over Osasuna | Goal.com

Barcelona midfielder Gavi was left sporting staples in his ear after suffering a nasty injury during a dramatic 2-1 victory over Osasuna.