Real Madrid star Federico Valverde continued to showcase his commitment to the cause in the colours of Los Blancos on Sunday night. This came courtesy of his efforts in the capital outfit’s showdown with arch rivals Barcelona.
José Mourinho’s troops made the trip to Catalunya’s capital yesterday evening, for the season’s first edition of El Clásico.
The aforementioned Fede Valverde featured from the off at the Spotify Camp Nou, favoured to both Denzel Dumfries and Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back.
The Uruguayan was ultimately hooked from proceedings just beyond the hour mark, looking far from comfortable as he made his way from the field of play.
Valverde’s fitness problem, though, was actually suffered some time earlier in proceedings. Speaking to the media in the aftermath of his side’s Clásico victory, José Mourinho explained:
“Let me speak about Fede Valverde. He continued playing despite being injured for over 40 minutes. He refused to come off, fought through the pain and gave everything he had for the team.”
Conor Laird – GSFN
