Accusations, punches and a wheelchair – How the Valverde-Tchouameni fight unfolded

The two stars were involved in a constant exchange of ugly tackles. The hostility was obvious. Throughout all of this, Valverde persisted in accusing Tchouameni of telling the press what had happened on Wednesday.

Dressing room brawl

Training eventually ended. But the worst was still to come. Once back in the dressing room, Valverde continued to accuse Tchouameni of leaking the news relentlessly.

At that point, the Frenchman stood his ground and spoke to him, apparently in a calm manner, asking him to stop. But the Uruguayan did not stop. Some players stepped in to mediate and tried to convince them to end the accusations but failed.

And then Tchouameni lost patience. He then threw a strong punch at Valverde. The blow struck him directly on the head and caused him to fall to the ground. It was during that fall that he hit himself and suffered the cut.

Tchouameni lost his patience and punched Valverde. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/Getty Images)

The injury was not caused directly by Tchouameni’s punch, but by the impact of the fall. From that moment, Valverde was visibly dizzy. So much so that he had to leave the training ground in a wheelchair.

CEO Jose Angel Sanchez, who was close to the dressing room at the time of the fight, arrived quickly but by then everything had already happened. Florentino Perez was not at Valdebebas.

Moments later, Valverde was taken to the Valdebebas medical room in the wheelchair. There, the significant cut on his head was examined and he was transferred to Blua Sanitas Hospital to receive stitches.

From that moment onwards, Tchouameni left Valdebebas in his private vehicle and has not crossed paths with Valverde again.

Valverde, meanwhile, returned to the training ground after his hospital visit accompanied by his wife, with the noticeable wound still visible on his head.

Real Madrid have opened disciplinary proceedings against both players and is already studying possible measures to implement. The next steps are now being considered.