As if losing to bitter rivals Atlético Madrid wasn’t bad enough, Real Madrid also suffered a major injury blow to captain Federico Valverde at the Metropolitano.
Valverde got the nod alongside Aurélien Tchouaméni in José Mourinho’s double pivot and soon found himself at the center of controversy in the team’s 2–1 defeat. The Uruguayan was on the receiving end of a dangerous, late challenge from Atlético Madrid’s Kang-In Lee, who dug his studs into Valverde’s ankle.
