Former Manchester United striker Chicharito took an international flight to be at his girlfriend's side after she was hospitalised with a collapsed lung.
The footballer, who now stars for German side Bayer Leverkusen, was granted special permission to leave the club and fly to see his girlfriend Lucia Villalon while most of his team-mates are away on international duty.
The 28-year-old Mexico international, whose real name is Javier Hernandez, was not called up for his national team's World Cup qualifiers against New Zealand and Panama because he is recovering from a broken hand.
With his schedule free from league fixtures, he asked his coach Roger Schmidt for special permission to go to see Lucia in Spain.