Real Madrid player goes to hospital after being knocked unconscious in altercation with teammate

Tensions in the Real Madrid dressing room appear to have reached breaking point as it has emerged that another training ground fight resulted in one player going to hospital.

Just days before El Clasico with Barcelona, a bombshell report claimed that six players are refusing to speak to Alvaro Arbeloa and that a fight broke out between Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni.

The pair got into a heated argument that turned physical - off the back of an altercation between Antonio Rudiger and Alvaro Carreras.

However, MARCA are reporting that a second "very serious" incident occurred between the same two players, as a fight escalated to the point that players had to intervene and Valverde had to go to hospital.

The report stated that this brawl was "much worse" than the first fight and has prompted an emergency "crisis" meeting in the dressing room where Real's CEO Jose Angel Sanchez was present.

Every player was in attendance for the meeting, which was held in the hope of putting an end to the tense atmosphere around the Valdebebas training facility.

Citing dressing room sources, MARCA say that Valverde refused to shake hands with Tchouameni after their initial conflict in the morning.

The tension had not passed by the time the session had finished, they got into it and Valverde, captain of Real on so many occasions, suffered a cut after a heavy blow.

El Chiringuito claim that Valverde required stitches on the injury and that Arbeloa was with him after the "heavy hit", while RMC Sport later reported that Valverde lost consciousness.

Real decide disciplinary action

Following the incident, Real is believed to have made it clear to both players that they will receive a severe punishment, with a source stating: "It will be the maximum possible penalty."

Disciplinary orders have been issued to both players, with the two incidents set to be addressed in an internal investigation.

Eliminated from the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, Real are set to lose the La Liga title to Barcelona - who can win the league in Sunday's Clasico at the Camp Nou.

Barca are 11 points clear with four games remaining and anything less than a win for Real will give the Blaugrana the league.

Real, who got rid of Xabi Alonso and replaced him with Arbeloa, will end the season without a major trophy and could well make another managerial change in the summer.