Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa addresses Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni altercation ahead of El Clasico

Real Madrid caput manager Alvaro Arbeloa has addressed the incidental that occurred betwixt Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni connected Thursday.

The teammates had archetypal clashed connected Wednesday, and with the concern unresolved, they again had an altercation connected Thursday, which led to Valverde suffering a caput wound.

Valverde visited infirmary and has since been ruled retired for betwixt 10 to 14 days with a 'traumatic caput injury', but the nine person decided against issuing a suspension to either player, truthful Tchouameni is disposable for Sunday night's La Liga clash with Barcelona.

“I person 2 things to say. First, I’m precise arrogant of the club’s decisiveness, speed, and transparency. And second, that the players person acknowledged their mistake, expressed their regret, and apologised. That’s capable for me," Arbeloa told reporters during his pre-match property conference.

“What I’m not going to bash is publically crucify them, due to the fact that they don’t merit it. Not aft what they’ve shown maine these past 4 months and years. They’ve shown they cognize what it means to beryllium a Real Madrid player, and I won’t hide that.

Arbeloa volition not "publicly crucify" Valverde, Tchouameni

"Valverde and Tchouameni merit for america to determination on, to springiness them a accidental to support warring for this club. I’m precise arrogant of them. I won’t let this to beryllium utilized to question their professionalism.

“It’s a prevarication that they aren’t professional, that they’ve disrespected me… it’s perfectly false. Just arsenic it’s a prevarication that immoderate of them aren’t playing due to the fact that of problems with me; they should spell unrecorded their lives extracurricular of Real Madrid.

“I’m the 1 yet liable for the information that the play probably… no, definitely, won’t beryllium up to par. But I’ve been present 4 months and I’m precise arrogant of my players.

“Of however they’ve welcomed me, of wherever we came from. And it’s wide that vexation and choler tin pb you to situations you don’t want. But now, let’s absorption connected the game. That’s what we request to ore connected now.

“I archer radical they tin remainder assured with this dressing room, with these decisions. Being present without winning isn’t easy, I know; we’ve been done precise hard times, similar truthful galore years without winning a European Cup – 12 years passed betwixt the ninth and the tenth. We’ve weathered immoderate unsmooth patches.

"But we indispensable bash it together: fans, club… nary 1 is amended prepared to crook this concern astir than our president. He has managed to bring Real Madrid backmost to wherever it belongs. And with each that, we indispensable combat to bring Real Madrid backmost to wherever it belongs.

Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Tchouameni volition beryllium disposable for El Clasico

“I don’t person my bureau wrong the Real Madrid dressing room. I privation I could beryllium liable for everything that happens and power it all. If the effect of this concern is that the manager should person stopped each this… I judge it.

“It’s not a pleasant situation, it should service arsenic an illustration for everyone, and that’s each determination is to it. We person to crook the page, larn from it, and not hide that time there’s a Barcelona-Real Madrid match.

"Of people it’s a steadfast dressing room. It’s not casual to spell 2 seasons without a trophy, and arsenic I ever say, to beryllium a Real Madrid subordinate you person to beryllium precise ambitious.

“Of course, we person to bash things better; change, reflect… but I spot a steadfast dressing room. One that’s acceptable to triumph again. I’m definite that adjacent year, everyone volition person overmuch much experience…

“Because this is overmuch younger than the 1 I was successful 7 years ago. I’m definite everyone volition grow, and adjacent year, knowing amended what this badge means, thing successful these 4 months makes maine accidental that I’m not blessed and arrogant of this dressing room.”

Real Madrid request to triumph El Clasico to keep the La Liga rubric contention alive, arsenic they beryllium 11 points down their bitter rivals with lone 4 games of the play near to play.