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- Both players must pay €500,000 each after the club’s disciplinary review
- Valverde received a head injury and will miss the El Clásico match against Barcelona
- The club will not issue any bans from future games or training sessions
- The fight happened during Thursday’s first team practice session
Real Madrid have chosen to punish Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde financially. The Spanish club has given large fines to both midfield players after their fight at the training ground.
The club said on Thursday that the two stars were involved in a physical clash during practice. News from RMC Sport says the problem became serious. Valverde lost consciousness after the confrontation with the French player. The Uruguayan player later went to a hospital for medical care.
Real Madrid have now confirmed that Valverde received a head injury. He will not play in this weekend’s important El Clásico game against Barcelona. The medical team has said he cannot play in this big match.
At first, the club started an official investigation into what happened. They have now finished their disciplinary process. RMC Sport says neither player will miss future games or training because of this. However, both must pay money as punishment for their part in the fight.
Each player must pay a fine of €500,000. The club thinks both players are equally responsible for what happened at the training ground on Thursday. This decision closes the matter without stopping them from playing football.