Federico Valverde: Real Madrid Midfielder Set to be Banned for 12 Matches

• Federico Valverde punched Alex Baena after Real Madrid's defeat to Villarreal
• The Real Madrid star reacted aggressively to alleged remarks that Baena made about his unborn child
• It has now emerged Valverde could be suspended for 12 games

Real Madrid star Federico Valverde could miss up to twelve matches after allegedly punching Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena following their La Liga clash earlier this month.

The Uruguayan reportedly came to blows with the Spaniard following Madrid's 3-2 loss at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, April 8.

According to Marca, Valverde punched Baena at the car park for allegedly making remarks about his then-unborn child during the teams' January Copa del Rey matchup with Villarreal.

Valverde’s partner had a stillbirth scare, but everything turned out okay.

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The reports further added that during the match, Baena said to Valverde, “cry now that your son is not going to be born,” after fouling him during the Copa match.

The Real Madrid midfielder subsequently opted to take matters into his own hands, punching the Spain Under-21 midfielder as he attempted to get onto the team bus.

Valverde to miss 12 games

And according to Spanish outlet Relevo, Valverde has landed in big trouble with La Liga as he could miss between four and 12 matches for his attack on Baena. The reports however added that the punishment will not be handed out imminently.

Valverde would be available for selection in the Copa Del Rey Final, which is scheduled to take place on May 6, if it turns out that a final decision on the length of the ban will be made in about six weeks.

Valverde in London

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Meanwhile, Fede Valverde and his Real Madrid teammates have touched down in London ahead of the reverse tie of their Champions League quarterfinal clash with Chelsea on Tuesday, April 18, in style.

Los Blancos enter into the second leg with one foot in the last four of Europe's premier club competition following a comfortable 2-0 win over the Blues at the Santiago Bernabeu last Wednesday.

The stylish Real Madrid players wore quality leather jackets over their black tee shirts, with a section of the playing body opting to ditch their jackets.

Goal of the season contender

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Federico Valverde's stunner against Sevilla will contend for the Goal of the Season Award in La Liga.

Real Madrid opened the scoring through Luka Modric, but Erik Lamela found the equaliser 10 minutes after the interval.

Two minutes later, Valverde then smashed an unstoppable right-footed shot into the top corner from just outside the penalty area to make it 3-1.