Roberto Firmino has revealed the meaning behind his celebration after scoring the winning goal against PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The Brazilian sustained an injury to his left eye during Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Spurs, and required several tests to determine no lasting damage had been left by Jan Vertonghen’s finger.
Named only on the bench for the PSG clash, the striker had to wait to leave his mark on the Champions League fixture. Netting a 91st minute winner, Firmino wheeled away in celebration with one hand over his left eye.
In interview with Esporte Interativo (translated by Sport Witness), Firmino said:
It was to show that I recovered 100% and thanks to God everything worked out,
It’s much better. The day that happened was an inexplicable pain. I’ve had a little luck, thank God, and I’m much better now. And as you saw there, I’m already ready to play.
Firmino must now wait for Saturday to see if he is recovered enough to start against Southampton.
In another interview with ESPN Brasil (also translated by Sport Witness), the 26-year-old reiterated his claim he had been lucky:
The play, seeing in the video like that, was very fast. You can’t tell that the finger got in the eye and it hurt. I was very lucky, thank God, that nothing happened. Three days later, then, I’m so much better. I can open my eyes, see well, thank God. And well recovered for the next game too.
