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David Alaba insists Federico Valverde 'has everyone's support' at Real Madrid with the midfielder set to be investigated for punching Villarreal's Alex Baena in the Bernabeu car park over an alleged comment about his unborn child

David Alaba insists he and other Real Madrid stars are right behind team-mate Federico Valverde amid claims he punched Villarreal's Alex Baena on Saturday.

The alleged incident is said to have taken place after Madrid's 3-2 home loss at the Bernabeu, following comments allegedly made by the 21-year-old about Valverde's family earlier this year, which he denies making.

Baena has denied telling Valverde in a cup game: ‘Cry now that your son is not going to be born’. The comment was alleged to have been made around the time Valverde’s wife was in danger of losing the couple’s second child.