Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde made his first statements to the media this morning since his alleged assault on the Villarreal player Ãlex Baena.
The Uruguayan soccer player explained, when he was leaving his car after his team’s training session in Valdebebeas, that in the face of the controversy that he himself caused when he allegedly approached the Yellow Submarine bus in the Santiago Bernabéu parking lot and punched it in the face Baena.
A journalist from Gol Televisión asked him if he was “better mentally” after what happened and Valverde replied, while signing autographs for the fans, that at “the moment” he had “relied on the family, on the people of Madrid and on those who They support me on the street.”
The Real Madrid fans chanted the name of Fede Valverde in the seconds before the start of the Champions League match against Chelsea and in the 15th minute, that of his number, as a gesture of support after his incident with the Villarreal player , and found the gesture of gratitude from the Uruguayan midfielder who put his hand to his heart.
Valverde did not claim to be the focus of attention after his attack on Baena and had a good game in the Champions League, with numerous ball recoveries, two shots looking for the goal and a great physical display.
Valverde was the Real Madrid player who covered the most kilometers, with 11 and 180 metres, only surpassed by two Chelsea midfielders, the Argentine Enzo Fernández (11 kilometers and 260 metres) and the Croatian Kovacic (11 kilometers and 330 metres).
One of the images from the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals was that of Valverde placing his hand on his chest, grateful for the support he received from his fans.
After hearing his name chanted before the initial whistle, he went to the stands and also did so at the end of the game, returning the love he received at a difficult moment in his career.
