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Atletico captain Godin has dental surgery after losing teeth in clash with Neto

Diego Godin has undergone reconstructive surgery on his mouth after the Atletico Madrid defender had some teeth knocked out in a collision during Sunday's 1-0 win over Valencia.

Godin took an elbow to the face from Valencia goalkeeper Neto, leaving him bleeding heavily and television replays showed one of the Uruguay international's teeth flying out of his mouth.

The incident forced the 31-year-old off the field just five minutes into the second half, not long before Angel Correa netted the decisive goal.

Atleti later confirmed Godin underwent an operation to repair damage to his upper jaw, but a timescale is yet to be placed upon his recovery period.