If you believe you damaged the pads, you can fix it this way:

1. Cut a piece of enameled wire a little larger than the size of the gap and tin both ends(it will take a few seconds for the solder to get through the enamel)
2. Scrape a little bit of solder mask off of the intended trace, then solder one end of the wire to the exposed trace.
3. Solder the other end of the wire to the other component leg.
4. Wait for the solder to cool down, then put nail polish diluted with water or solder mask over the exposed part of the trace and the rest of the wire(not including the part where the wire is soldered on to the component leg)
5. Follow the setting/hardening procedure for your solder mask(if you used solder mask) or wait for the nail polish to dry.