Federico Valverde was ruled out of El Clasico with a head injury. The source of his ailment was an unlikely one: a dressing room confrontation with teammate Aurelien Tchouameni.

Costly confrontation: Valverde and Tchouaméni were each fined €500,000 after a fight at training left Valverde hospitalised with a head injury. Title race impact: Valverde will miss El Clásico, where Barcelona can clinch the La Liga title with a win or ...

Real Madrid have imposed fines of €500,000 each on Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni following their explosive bust-up at the training ground Thursday.

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Madrid's crucial El Clasico clash with Barcelona has been overshadowed by a furious dressing room row between two members of their squad

Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa has made an emotional defence of Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni after their training ground bust-up, hitting out at "lies" about his squad's professionalism and calling dressing room leaks "a betrayal.

According to a club statement, Valverde was diagnosed with cranioencephalic trauma after a second confrontation between the two players on Thursday morning. Per Real Madrid, "Valverde is at home in good condition and will need to rest for 10 to 14 days, as indicated by medical protocols for this diagnosis."

Real Madrid fined Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni $589,000 apiece for a fight at their training ground, the La Liga club announced Friday.

Real Madrid have fined Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni €500,000 (£432,100; $588,520) following Thursday’s dressing-room fight. Madrid said both players appeared at a disciplinary hearing on Friday, showed “total repentance” for what had happened and apologised to one another.

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