Levante defender David Navarro has insisted that an elbow that caused a cut above Cristiano Ronaldo's left eye was 'accidental'.
The Real Madrid winger was forced off with the injury at half-time of the club's 2-1 victory at Levante but Navarro believes that it was an incident that could of occurred in any game.
Navarro told Levante's official website: "It was an accident, at no time did I try to cause harm to Cristiano Ronaldo.
"These are things that happen during a game and I regret having wounded him, but I repeat that it was something completely involuntary."
The injury has also resulted in Ronaldo being forced to withdraw from the Portugal squad that is due to play Gabon on Wednesday.
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Darren Plant
Darren Plant
