Real Madrid's Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni fined €500K each after fight - ESPN

Real Madrid have imposed fines of €500,000 ($589,000) each on Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni following their explosive bust-up at the training ground Thursday.

The two got into a fight at the end of a training session, and the altercation led to Valverde being taken to the hospital with a cut on his forehead. He was subsequently diagnosed with a «cranioencephalic trauma» and has been ruled out of this weekend's Clásico against Barcelona.

The fight came just a day after another incident on the previous day, and Madrid had announced disciplinary proceedings had been begun into the two players.

«During the appearance, the players expressed their deep regret for what happened and apologized to each other,» the LaLiga club said in a statement on Friday.

«They have also apologized to the club, their teammates, the coaching staff and the fans, and both have made themselves available to Real Madrid to accept whatever sanction the club deems appropriate.

»Given these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a financial penalty of five hundred thousand euros on each player, thus concluding the corresponding internal procedures."

Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday. Madrid have to win or Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.

Valverde was not at practice as he recovers from the head knock.

A source told ESPN that the fight broke out at the end of training following a practice match with some heavy challenges. Tchouaméni went to the changing room, and Valverde then entered, looking very tense. That's where they got into a fight, the source said.

The Uruguay international addressed the incident, without naming Tchouaméni, in a statement he on Instagram and said it had been «blown out of