Real midfielder assaults opponent in bus park

According to The Athletic, Valverde and Baena - Spain U21 player - clashed right in the match. At that time, Valverde made an appointment with the Villarreal midfielder to talk after the game.

The source is probably Baena's insults about Valverde's unborn child. Minutes after the match at the Bernabeu on April 8 ended, Valverde waited in Villarreal's bus parking area and challenged Baena to repeat the above insults.

Then, Valverde got angry and punched his opponent in the face. The incident surprised the Villarreal players. At the time, they were celebrating when they won three points at the Bernabeu to revive their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

In February, Valverde's girlfriend, Mina Bonino, posted on social media about the risk of miscarriage. But later tests showed that the fetus was healthy.

According to ESPN, Valverde and Real accused Baena of insulting when the two teams met at the King's Cup on January 19. This match, both Valverde and Baena started when Real beat Villarreal 3-2. There, Baena is said to have told Valverde, "Cry, because your baby won't be born".

Villarreal and Baena have not yet commented on the incident, but they consider Valverde's reaction "unacceptable". Xisco Nadal, member of Villarreal, wrote on Twitter: "Valverde, vulgar and cowardly". He deleted this post a few minutes later.

ESPN said Villarreal had video of the incident and reported it to Spanish police, and Baena will decide whether to file a lawsuit against Valverde.

Yesterday, Baena started, while Valverde was a substitute and only replaced Karim Benzema from the 59th minute. He did not leave much impression when Real lost to Villarreal 2-3 and the risk of being widened by Barca to 15 points.

Valverde matured from Penarol's youth academy and was promoted to the first team in 2015. A year later, Valverde joined Real, respectively playing for the Castilla reserve team and playing for Deportivo on loan for the next two seasons. . Since 2018, he returned to Real and made a splash last season with 46 appearances in all competitions. The biggest impression of the Uruguayan midfielder was the assist for Vinicius to score the only goal to help Real beat Liverpool in the Champions League final.

Earlier in the season, coach Carlo Ancelotti said he would tear his coach and retire early, if Valverde did not score 10 goals. Valverde has surpassed the goal of the Italian teacher when he now has 12 goals in all competitions, including seven in La Liga, two in the Champions League and three in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Baena, 21 years old, matured from Villarreal youth academy and won the main kick this season. He has four goals in 25 games in La Liga.