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Official: Real Madrid confirm disciplinary proceedings opened against Valverde, Tchouameni
Hours after the horrific training ground fight between Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde, Real Madrid have issued an official statement confirming that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the pair.
“Real Madrid CF announces that, following the events that took place this morning in the first team training session, it has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni,” the statement read.
“The club will announce the resolutions of both cases in due course, once the corresponding internal procedures have been completed.”
This happened to be the second confrontation between Valverde and Tchouameni in the space of 24 hours. And while things did not get physical on Wednesday, the situation got completely out of hand today.
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After accusing Tchouameni of leaking the details of Wednesday’s conflict during training, Valverde even made some strong tackles on the French midfielder, with manager Alvaro Arbeloa being unable to get things under control.
Things escalated after the session in the locker room, with Tchouameni landing a punch on the Uruguayan after losing patience with his repeated, relentless accusations.
During the physical altercation, Valverde fell onto a table and suffered a cut on his face, that left him bleeding and discombobulated.
The midfielder was then taken to the hospital for treatment, while Real Madrid held an emergency meeting at Valdebebas led by CEO Jose Angel Sanchez.
Serious consequences are expected for both midfielders, who are likely to miss Sunday’s El Clasico.
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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. admits finishing problem after another frustrating night vs Elche: ‘Can’t miss that much’
Vinicius Jr.’s difficult start in front of goal continued against Elche, and the Real Madrid forward did not need anyone to tell him he had missed another chance to make the difference.
The Brazilian finished the night without a goal despite having chances to get on the scoresheet, while his teammates could only watch from the bench as opportunities went begging.
Jose Mourinho had already identified the problem before kick-off, bluntly pointing to the issue facing his forward, stating, “He’s missing the goal.”
Vini offered an equally frank assessment afterwards.
Rather than hide from another frustrating evening, he accepted responsibility on social media: “The goals will come back; I can’t miss that much…”
Two chances, no finish for Vinicius
Vinicius had two particularly clear openings against Elche, but neither produced the finish Real Madrid needed from their star forward.
The first arrived when he found himself one-on-one with the opposition goalkeeper.
Instead of finding the net, Vinicius caught the ball with the tip of his foot and sent his effort wide. Arda Guler was available during the move and called for the ball, but Vini backed himself to finish the chance.
He had another opportunity after the interval, this time following an excellent pass from Guler during a quick Real Madrid transition. Again, though, Vinicius could not find the target.
His evening ended in the 68th minute, with Mourinho deciding the Brazilian was tired and turning his attention towards Sunday’s Atletico Madrid derby.
Mourinho has a bigger decision to make
The numbers show why Vinicius’ finishing has become a talking point. He managed five shots against Elche, but only one was on target and none found the net.
After seven appearances this season, the Brazilian has scored just once, which is a striking return for a player Real Madrid rely upon to provide a major share of their attacking threat.
Ultimately, though, Real Madrid found another route to victory, with Arda Guler, Kylian Mbappe and Carlos Espi providing the goals in the 3-2 comeback.
