A Matador suffered a huge 25cm gash and two fractures after he was gored during a bull fight in Madrid.
Mexican bullfighter Arturo Macias was pulled from the ring writhing in agony after the animal turned on him in the famous Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in the central Spanish capital.
He is still recovering in hospital following the incident on Sunday, where he is being treated for fractures to his tibia and fibula.
Speaking from his hospital bed this week, he said that he cannot move his toes but he is still "proud" of his performance.
Footage shows Macias toying with the bull as it attacks his red cape with three barbed 'banderillas' protruding from its back.
He manages to dodge the bull several times and run backwards out its way but suddenly he stumbles over his cape and the animal catches him off balance.
It then spins around and plunges its horn into Macias's leg as the crowd gasps in shock.
The bullfighter is seen limping away to the edge of the ring before he is picked up by fellow bullfighters and rushed out while other matadors distract the bull.
As he is carried out he can be seen writhing in agony.
Macias told Mundotoro that he is "fine" but still in a lot of pain.
He added: "Right now, what worries me the most is the sciatic nerve, because I still can't move my toes well.
"I hope that as the days go by I can move my toes normally. In addition, they have put on a splint that I have to have for 40 days."
Speaking from La Fraternidad Clinic about the bull, he said it went 'straight for him' and 'wanted to take him.'
He said he was 'not sorry to get hurt' though and said he was 'proud' of his performance for 'overcoming the circumstances.'
Marcias said he has been injured during bullfighting almost 40 times, gored 24 times and suffered 'seven or eight fractures' and injuries to his lungs and neck.
Despite this is is keen to get back in the ring - and hopes to be able to do so by November.
Bullfighting has caused huge debates around the world over concerns for the bulls.
Although the pursuit was banned in Catalonia before being overturned, opponents remain in the minority in Spain, where around 30% of the population actively follow it.
While a favoured argument of its proponents is that it is an employer of 57,000 people and brings in €1.6bn a year, bull fighting is subsidised by public money.
Although few try to argue the bull does not suffer, bullfighting is often defended as a key part of Spanish culture.
