Live sporting events are great, not just for the suspense and drama, but for those random moments that provide the basis of jokes that we’ll be making for the rest of our lives. Or for the next few hours. Despite its 0-0 final score, today’s UEFA Champions League first leg between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid at the Vicente Calderón gave us one of those moments.

Look, we take what they give us. Anyway, we need a translation for Mandzukic’s lower-back tattoo. And a reason. pic.twitter.com/X3L1dGAmoN — Soccer Gods (@soccergods) April 14, 2015

Atléti forward Mario Mandžukić spent much of his evening on the ground, curled up in a fetal position, because this is what happens when you get repeatedly bludgeoned by the opposition. This particular bludgeoning occurred at the hands (or elbow, really) of Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. Shocking, I know, but that’s also how we ended up staring at Mandzukic’s lower back.

But what exactly were we looking at?

Thanks to the powers of the internet, we quickly solved the mystery. Here’s what we learned about Mandžukić’s tattoo minutes after the tweet went out:

1. @levomer0 was the first to respond:

@soccergods "if it not killing me, it will make me stronger" — Lev Omer (@levomer0) April 14, 2015

2. The Sports Rabbi (Joshua Halickman, @thesportsrabbi) jumped in providing the Hebrew:

“@israelconnect: @thesportsrabbi Mandzukic's tatoo says from left to right מה שלא הורג אותי – מחזק אותי! @soccergods — The Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) April 14, 2015

My Hebrew is limited. Google Translate’s is probably limited, too. But I popped it in anyway. Here’s the Google Translate translation: “What does not kill me – strengthens signal.”

Strengthens signal? What in the hell is that? Anyway, close enough. Progress was happening.

3. @UEFAcomBoaz then pointed us to one of his earlier tweets:

We were in good shape, it seemed.

4. Until another tweet came in from @WeAreMaccabi:

@soccergods @Raphael_Gellar bad translation for 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger' + written backwards…. Awful mistake — סתם עוד אחד (@WeAreMaccabi) April 14, 2015

Uh oh. A bad translation? And written backwards? Ah, yes, “mirror writing.” Oh no, Mario.

5. And then we remembered an earlier tweet from the Sports Rabbi:

@soccergods well it looks like it's hebrew and the name of G-d is in there, but some of the words don't make sense… — The Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) April 14, 2015

And the follow up by @levomer0:

Wait. Does Mandžukić have a tattoo on his lower back that’s spelled incorrectly/backwards. It’s possible. At least that’s what our Twitter Investigative Unit has revealed.

What a lovely example of social media and technology bringing people together to ultimately make fun of someone who just got elbowed in the face.