Yeray Alvarez has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance following a UEFA doping control. The center-back claims he inadvertently took a prohibited substance as part of a treatment for alopecia. He maintains that he has never knowingly consumed banned substances. After a positive test, he faces an ongoing investigation while expressing gratitude for the support from his club and optimism about returning to play. The disciplinary procedure is confidential and he is not allowed to make further public comments at this stage.
"A few weeks ago I was told that I had tested positive in a doping control carried out by UEFA after the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals against Manchester United. Receiving that news was a very hard blow and, honestly, I could not believe it, since I have never used prohibited substances in my life."
"Since I overcame my illness, I have been following a treatment against alopecia for years and, after studying the case, we have found that the positive was because I involuntarily took a preventive medicine against hair loss that contained a prohibited substance."
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