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

The 19-year-old playmaker 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.

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.

Barcelona feared that they had allowed two points to slip through their grasp when seeing Ezequiel Avila cancel out Jules Kounde’s opener. Robert Lewandowski was, however, to have the final say as he converted an 85th-minute penalty after Alejandro Catena had been sent off for the hosts.

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 fellow Barca starlets Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal also being included in Luis de la Fuente’s ranks.