“This episode is quite intricate. In an attempt to remove the ball, I try not to touch it too much. Not that I even touch it, I believe. But in the end, Dani Carvajal punches me and throws out his leg. Although it’s fortunate, it’s unfortunate given the situation he was in and how crucial he is to both Real Madrid and us [the Spanish national team]. Yeremy Pino, the winger for Villarreal, told El Desmarque, via Diario AS, “I think he’s an example for Spanish football and it’s difficult to see how he suffered on the pitch because I’ve also experienced it and it’s complicated.”

“I heard him kick me, and even though it hurt, I fell and said, ‘Something happened there.'” Additionally, in the knee… That ‘clack’ is how you know you have something in your knee. And once again, as soon as he said it, ghosts appeared in my thoughts. I’ve experienced this in the previous two games I’ve played—against Real Madrid and against Barcelona. The 21-year-old continued, “You try to avoid it a bit, not to think about it, but it’s complicated.”

Yeremy Pino, who suffered an ACL injury the previous year, was distraught and “couldn’t stop crying” following the Carvajal challenge.

A few weeks prior to playing Real Madrid in La Liga, Marc-Andre ter Stegen had an ACL injury in mid-match, which Yeremy Pino also saw. Pino underwent cruciate ligament surgery in November 2023 after being sidelined for more than 200 days.

Against Villarreal, Dani Carvajal sustained an injury that ended his season.