Dani Alves trial: ex-Barça star denies committing rape

2024-02-07T19:12:19.682Z

Highlights: Dani Alves denies raping a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona in December 2022. He says the woman could have left at any time if she had wanted to. He faces a sentence of nine years in prison if found guilty of the crime. The trial has been going on since Monday in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The case is expected to last until the end of the year at the earliest. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.

Speaking on the last day of his trial, former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves denied on Wednesday having attacked the young woman who accuses him of having raped her in December 2022 in a nightclub in Barcelona (Spain), affirming that she he "could leave at any time" if she had wanted it.