Villarreal star Jeremy Pino he admitted to fighting later by Dani Carvajal season-ending injury.
Carvajal collided with Pino in the dying seconds of Real Madrid's 2-0 La Liga win over Villarreal. before collapsing to the turf in agony.
The veteran defender underwent surgery on a triple torn knee ligament and will not play again in 2024/25.
Pino was visibly upset about the incident as a repeat of his encounter with Marc-Andre Ter Stegen earlier this season which also resulted in serious injuries.
The Spain international spoke about his mental anguish afterwards as he prepared for work in Spain this month.
“He (Carvajal) is an example and it is difficult to see how he suffered on the field because I also experienced it and it is complicated”, according to the reports of Relief.
“When he said what he did to his knee, ghosts started appearing in my head.
“The last two games I played, this happened to me. I try to escape a little, don't think, but it's complicated.”
Pino only played a role off the bench in September's UEFA Nations League games, but could play a bigger role in the coming days due to an injury crisis.
The Canarian has scored two goals in 13 games for the national team but is yet to score a club goal so far in 2024/25.
