Granit Xhaka x reader

PART 10

You had just woken up to the sound of your alarm.
7:00 a.m.
You checked your phone to see if you got any notifications

"Good morning, Y/N! I just wanted to let you know that you'll be in the starting-XI today. We really need you today, I think you know that it's a pretty big game for us. Let me know if you're okay with my decision." -Arteta

You had just realized that you had a game against Manchester City that day.

"Good morning, Arteta. Yes, I'm okay with your decision. I feel more than ready to play against Manchester City today. See you later!" -you

You got out of bed and started getting ready.
9:00 a.m.
You had just finished getting ready and eating breakfast.

"Good morning, Y/N! Are you ready to play against City today? :)" -Xhaka

"Morning, Xhaka! Yep, I'm ready."
-you

You texted with Xhaka for a while and then decided to go out for a walk.
You really needed some fresh air before such a big game.
You felt motivated, but at the same time, you felt like you were the most worst player in the world.
You remembered that you'd be playing against Erling Haaland later that day, which made your confidence drop.
You had to make sure that you put up a great performance unless you wanted to be seen as worse than your rival. You despised Erling, and you wanted to be much better than him.

One hour before the game.
You started packing your stuff and went to the Etihad for your game.
You went in to change and talked with your teammates about the game.
You then all went to warm up before the game started.

Right before the game started.
You looked to your left to see who was on the line-up.
Ederson, Kyle Walker, João Cançelo, Laporte, Rúben Dias, KDB, Gundogan, Rodrigo, Julian Alvarez, Foden and Haaland.
You felt kind of scared, but you remembered about the UCL games from last season, where you and Real Madrid completely dominated them.

"Long time no see, Y/N."

you heard a voice coming from the left side, so you looked to see who it
is.

It was Rúben Dias.

The two of you don't really have such a good relationship after what happened a long time ago.

You used to be very good friends, and you even had a crush on him until he dangerously tackled you once when you played against City, and he left you injured for almost 3 months.

"I'd rather not be friends with players that can't even play against me." was what he said after injuring you.
You felt heartbroken by what he did and said, but you forgot about him quickly and moved on.

"Good day to you too, Rúben." you said with a serious tone.

"I see you've changed a lot since the last time we've met."
"You look even more attractive than before." -Rúben

"You don't look bad either." you said before you went on the pitch with the rest of your squad.

Minute 26'
Erling Haaland scored a goal, assisted by Kevin de Bruyne.

You tried and tried, but still couldn't do anything.

Minute 45+2
Erling Haaland scored his second goal, assisted by Julian Alvarez.

You felt very disappointed, and after hearing the whistle, you ran right to the manager and your team, who were waiting for you.

"Y/N, what's wrong? You're not playing as you usually do. Did something happen or what's wrong?" Arteta asked you.

"I don't know." -you

"Well, we need to figure out what's wrong, or else we need to substitute you." -Arteta

After the second half began, you were still playing.
You ran a lot and created some really good chances, but still no goals scored.

Minute 65' 2-1
After a good cross by Ødegaard, you finally scored your first goal, which was a header

You ran and ran and finally came up 1v1 against the goalkeeper

Minute 78' 2-2
You scored your second goal to equalise, assisted by Partey.
You felt as motivated as ever.

Minute 89'
You got tackled by Rúben Dias and got a penalty.

"Being a p×$$y today, aren't we?" he said after you fell to the ground, but you ignored him

You received the penalty.
You went for the bottom left corner, and you scored the winner.

Minute 89' 2-3

After the final whistle, you and your team gathered up for a big team hug.
You scored more goals than Haaland. You felt like you were the best on the pitch.

"Congratulations, Y/N." said Haaland.
"You deserve this win."

"Thank you, Erling." you said, giving Haaland a hug.

You felt kind of bad for how you treated Haaland, but in the end, it seemed like you two could become friends.

"You played really well too." you said to him.

In the changing room, you all celebrated the win, dancing and singing to the music that was playing.

"Great job, boys! And you, Y/N. You played brilliantly well in the second half! Congratulations on the hattrick!"
-Arteta

"Thank you, boss! I'll make sure to do even better in our next games." -you.

After celebrating the game, you went home.

You then got a call.
It was your mom.

"Hi darling, congrats on the win! We're so proud of you!" -your mom

"Thank you, mom!" -you

You talked with your parents for a while until you heard the doorbell.
You ended the call and went to check who was at the door.

You looked left and right but couldn't see anyone.
You looked down to see a bouquet of red roses with some chocolate next to it.
You immediately thought it was from Xhaka.
You noticed there was a note, so you went on to read it.

"Sorry for how I treated you today. Hope this makes you feel a little better."
-R.D.

You knew who it was from.
You thought it was a really nice gesture from him, but you didn't know what to do with the flowers since you were in a relationship with Xhaka. So you just put the flowers somewhere, where they couldn't really be seen.

"Hey, Y/N! Can I come over?" -Xhaka

"Yes, sure. I'll prepare dinner." -you

To be continued... :)

Quick note: I'm sorry for not posting a new episode, I just took a break because of holidays and school. I hope you all understand :))