Valverde is supported in the opponent's punch

"If you look at it from Valverde's side, I would do the same. There is no doubt," Poyet told Spanish newspaper AS on April 9. "We will see how things go, if there is an investigation. But according to what Baena is said to have offended the opponent, Valverde has not kept his composure. Your statements need to have a limit."

After Real lost to Villarreal 2-3 in round 28 of La Liga on the evening of April 8, Valverde waited and punched Baena in the bus yard outside the Bernabeu. The TV show El Chiringuito also recorded Baena suffering from swelling on her left cheek as she walked to the car to return home.

According to Poyet - a former Uruguayan player, Valverde reacted so harshly, probably because he was offended, because his compatriot juniors did not have an aggressive or controversial style of playing with the opponent. The Uruguayan coach said that the worst situation in Valverde's career was an illegal tackle from behind with Alvaro Morata and a direct red card in the 115th minute of the Spanish Super Cup final between Real and Atletico in January / 2020.

"The Villarreal side will deny that Baena made offensive statements and say that Valverde overreacted. We can doubt, if Valverde has controversial play. But he has never done anything excessive. Therefore, Valverde suddenly punching the opponent without reason sounds strange," Poyet added, and hoped that the two sides would ignore the conflict so that the matter could be closed quickly.

According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Baena first insulted Valverde's unborn child 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".

At the rematch at the Bernabeu on April 8, midfielder Villarreal "says something similar" and makes Valverde angry. After the match, the Real midfielder waited in Villarreal's bus parking area and challenged Baena to repeat the above insults. Valverde emphasized that he will not tolerate when the family is offended and then punches the opponent.

On Instagram, Baena denied this information. "I am saddened by the aggressive behavior suffered after the match, and surprised by the information that has been posted about me. It is not true that I have said such a thing," he wrote.

The Spain U21 player also cited a post on Twitter refuting his insult to the opponent. This post highlights Baena allegedly insulting Valverde during the match on January 19, while Valverde's girlfriend, Mina Bonino, announced on social media the risk of miscarriage in February.

But according to Marca, this post is not true, because Bonino announced that she and Valverde were going through a serious family problem on social media on January 15, five days before Real's match against Villarreal in the King's Cup. . "This week has been one of the hardest weeks we've had to go through, but I always have a smile on my face to support you, and give everything for the family," Bonino wrote after Real lost to Barca in the Super Cup final. Spanish Cup. "I know you want this title to ease your pain, but you don't have to prove anything because I'll always support you, no matter how hard it is."

According to AS, Valverde will escape a 12-match ban because both Baena and Villarreal did not report the incident to the Spanish Football Federation, despite video evidence of the assault.