Federico Valverde

Federico Valverde has entered into controversy for what he did after Real Madrid's defeat against Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, where he waited outside the stadium for Alex Baena to hit him in the face.

Since this happened, much speculation has been made about the matter, but Carlo Ancelotti preferred not to talk about the controversial topic in which the midfielder is involved, but instead backed his work and his quality as a person.

"We know him very well. Federico has special, extraordinary human qualities. I don't want to comment on what happened, but I'm sure that tomorrow he will give everything as always," he stated in a press conference prior to the match against Chelsea for the Champions League.

Valverde has been training well

Before that, 'Carletto' referred to how the Uruguayan midfielder has been training to face the first leg quarterfinals against the 'blues'. "(Federico) I saw him well yesterday, today I also saw him motivated, like the rest of the team, and he has trained well," he said.

What is Valverde's version of what happened?

Alex Baena reported the 'Pajarito' to the police for the assault and denied the version of the 'merengue' player, who stated that the 'Submarino Amarillo' winger said the following phrase in the match between the two teams for the Copa del Rey: "Cry now that your child won't be born", referring to the problems his second child had before coming into the world.