Fede Valverde: Real Madrid star's crazy cynical foul on Alvaro Morata remembered

In case you’re unaware, Federico Valverde is absolutely balling at Real Madrid right now.

After a hugely impressive 2021/22 campaign with Los Blancos, the Uruguayan midfielder has well and truly changed into a higher gear this season.

Whether playing in the centre of midfield or out on the right-wing, Valverde has been dropping world-class performances for fun.

The 24-year-old was at the very top of his game once again in Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over fierce rivals Barcelona in El Clasico last weekend.

Valverde scored the capital club's second goal of the match, his fifth of the campaign across all competitions.

He's a seriously good footballer and is well on the way to becoming a bona fide Real Madrid legend.

Valverde's journey at the Santiago Bernabeu really began in 2019/20, when Zinedine Zidane returned to the club as manager.

The Uruguay international became a first-team regular following the departure of Marcos Llorente to Atletico Madrid and hasn't really looked back since.

And it was against Atletico in 2019/20 where Valverde started his quest towards achieving iconic status among the Real Madrid faithful.

During the final of the Spanish Super Cup, Valverde committed perhaps the most cynical foul ever witnessed to stop Alvaro Morata.

The Atletico striker was put clean through on goal with only a few minutes of extra-time remaining and looked set to win the trophy for his side.

So Valverde decided to take one for the team and hacked Morata down before he could fire a shot towards the Real Madrid goal.

It was an extraordinarily cynical challenge and one of of the clearest red cards we can remember seeing in a professional setting.

Relive the incredible moment of s***housery from Valverde...

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