Real Madrid's Federico Valverde punched Villarreal's Alex Baena after Madrid's 3-2 LaLiga defeat to Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, sources have confirmed to ESPN.

The Uruguayan midfielder reacted angrily to alleged derogatory remarks that Baena had made about his unborn child, sources said.

Valverde waited by the Villarreal team bus in the stadium's parking lot after the match to confront Baena and asked him to repeat what he claimed had been said on the pitch.

Valverde's partner Mina Bonino revealed on social media in February that the couple had believed they had lost their child, before further tests revealed that the pregnancy was in fact healthy.