Atletico Madrid have reacted to Lucas Hernandez's police investigation.
They issued a statement on their club website asking for respect toward the defender after allegations of domestic violence were alleged against him:
In view of the events that occurred last night in which our player Lucas Hernandez has been involved, the club wants to state the following.
1. It should be the justice department who clarifies what happened. We will wait for the resolution of this case to make any assessment in this regard.
2. We understand the public interest in the event in which Lucas Hernandez has been involved, but we request due respect to the presumption of innocence of our player as we would ask for any other person in similar circumstances.
3. Club Atletico de Madrid has always expressed its strongest condemnation of any type of violence. Our club has always been characterised by its support to all the people who suffer it and, on a permanent basis, it collaborates, promotes and adheres to campaigns of awareness and actions against violence in any of its manifestations. Precisely because of all this, we are aware of the seriousness of an accusation of this type. We ask the highest respect and do not prejudge anyone before the facts are clarified.