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Real Madrid in crisis - inside the conflict and chaos at the Bernabeu

BBC News · May 8, 2026, 2:23 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Federico Valverde went to hospital with a head injury after a dressing room row with Aurelien Tchouameni
  • What should have been a week focused entirely on a high-stakes El Clasico against Barcelona has instead become dominated by reports of conflict and crisis inside Real Madrid's dressing room.
  • Defeat on Sunday against Barcelona will hand Real's fiercest rivals their second consecutive league title.

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Federico Valverde went to hospital with a head injury after a dressing room row with Aurelien Tchouameni

What should have been a week focused entirely on a high-stakes El Clasico against Barcelona has instead become dominated by reports of conflict and crisis inside Real Madrid's dressing room.

Defeat on Sunday against Barcelona will hand Real's fiercest rivals their second consecutive league title.

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