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Real Madrid is going through a turbulent 2026 that could go down in the club's history. This year has been described as one of the most chaotic periods for Real Madrid in nearly 20 years, even comparable to the 2005/06 season when Florentino Pérez finally resigned as Real Madrid president. Injuries, internal conflicts, controversial decisions, and Kylian Mbappé's attitude problems have intertwined, plunging the Real Madrid dressing room into an unprecedented atmosphere of tension and seriously affecting the stability of the club.
Antonio Rüdiger and Miguel Carreras Engage in Physical Altercation
Journalist reports: The background is that Antonio Rüdiger and Miguel Carreras had already exchanged harsh words and fallen out before this incident. It happened about two weeks ago, after the match against Bayern Munich. The timing was right between Real Madrid's matches against Deportivo Alavés and Real Betis; coincidentally, that match against Alavés was also Carreras' last start for Real Madrid. There was also a midweek fixture in between, and the whole incident took place in the dressing room at Real Madrid's Valdebebas training base.
The root cause of the conflict between the two was their completely different football philosophies. Rüdiger's football concepts and way of handling things are completely different from those of the younger generation of players like Carreras. The atmosphere in the dressing room was already highly tense at that time, with disputes and conflicts breaking out between players, and between players and coaches more than once. To put it bluntly, you can't establish authority by slapping someone. True dressing room authority is established in other ways; how can you suppress people with physical violence?
Of course, I'm not advocating fighting. I'm not saying that physical violence is right, but objectively speaking: Rüdiger did slap him, and that was the end of it—no further escalation. Everyone has seen Rüdiger play; he has always had a fiery and intense personality, not the gentle, kind, introverted and calm type. He just lost his temper and acted on impulse at that moment. The incident didn't escalate afterward. Moreover, disputes, bickering, and even physical conflicts between players in the dressing rooms of professional teams are nothing new and certainly not the first time.
Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni Erupt in Violent Conflict
According to Marca, the tense atmosphere inside Real Madrid has now reached a boiling point. During today's training session, Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni almost came to blows after a fierce argument. Later, Marca journalist Ramon Alvarez updated the latest situation on his personal social media: "I have learned that this was not an ordinary sudden incident. This was particularly unpleasant. I hope this season ends soon." Journalists and media outlets such as Fabrizio Romano and The Athletic also stepped in to confirm that the incident was true.
It all started with a foul, triggering one of the most violent conflicts in the history of Real Madrid's training base. Valverde and Tchouameni accused each other, pushed and shoved, and exchanged violent arguments that continued all the way back to the dressing room. This unpleasant incident quickly spread throughout the Valdebebas training base. The problem for Real Madrid is that the violent conflict between Valverde and Tchouameni, and the potentially devastating match that followed, both occurred in such a tense atmosphere. On Sunday, they will face Barcelona in the El Clásico, a match that could completely ruin Real Madrid's season. Barcelona only need one point to secure the championship, and for a Real Madrid side filled with tension, fatigue, and internal strife this season, this is undoubtedly the worst possible outcome.
Kylian Mbappé's Conflicts with Dressing Room, Coaching Staff, Club Management, and Fans Intensify
Another dispute broke out between Kylian Mbappé and a member of Real Madrid's coaching staff before the trip to face Real Betis on April 24. During a training session, Mbappé had a violent confrontation with a coach. Sources said that Mbappé used angry and insulting language towards the staff member, who was acting as an assistant referee on the sidelines and had called Mbappé offside.
Mbappé has once again become the center of controversy recently. After suffering a new muscle injury, he then went on a European trip with his girlfriend that was filmed by a TV program. Although Real Madrid had approved this trip, the club's management's dissatisfaction grew further when Mbappé arrived in Madrid only 10 minutes before the kick-off of the crucial match against RCD Espanyol. Insiders from the Real Madrid dressing room told El Mundo: "This was unnecessary behavior." They couldn't understand Mbappé, and the Real Madrid dressing room was already dissatisfied with Mbappé traveling to Italy with his girlfriend before the match against Espanyol. In fact, Mbappé's injury was not serious, and the Real Madrid dressing room had a different impression of the club's claim that the player was doing everything he could to be fit for the El Clásico, believing that Mbappé's trip to Italy was "unnecessary." While Real Madrid players were actively preparing for the away match against Espanyol, photos of Mbappé on vacation with his girlfriend quickly spread throughout the dressing room, and no one understood or supported his actions. Although the club's top management remained non-committal about the player's vacation, they also admitted that it was inappropriate for so many photos and videos to emerge at this time.
Fans are also disappointed with Mbappé's recent performance. A petition launched on Tuesday calling for Mbappé to leave Real Madrid collected more than 19 million signatures in less than 24 hours.
Álvaro Arbeloa's Relationship with Club Legends Breaks Down
According to previous reports, Álvaro Arbeloa and Dani Ceballos once had a fierce argument, resulting in the midfielder being left out of the squad for the match against Real Betis. At the same time, there were also conflicts between Arbeloa and Raúl Asensio, who was very dissatisfied with his lack of playing time.
Furthermore, the relationship between captain Dani Carvajal and Arbeloa has completely broken down. Carvajal believes that he deserves more opportunities, and the Real Madrid dressing room has become a real powder keg.
Former Coach Xabi Alonso's Situation in the First Half of the Season Already Predicted the Current Dire State
Xabi Alonso once expressed his dissatisfaction with the players' attitude during a training session in November, shouting, “I didn't come here to coach kindergarten kids.”
Reports state that Alonso had long been annoyed with the players because they were never able to meet his requirements for training, especially at the tactical level. The players were sullen, lacking fighting spirit, and whispering among themselves. Until Alonso could no longer bear it, he shouted this sentence, tearing open an unhealable wound within the team.
The players felt that the tactical training intensity was too high and also complained about the excessive amount of information they were receiving. Alonso's excessive enthusiasm for tactical work, obsession with details, and constant corrections even extended to his assistants. The players also had many complaints about the assistants—not only from Alonso himself, but also from his coaching staff, especially the second assistant coach Sebastián Parrilla, who was specifically named by the players. So many people giving orders and supervising every detail made the players feel very uncomfortable.
From his perspective, there were too many things that needed to be changed and corrected, and he had to use every minute of every training session to force them onto the team. Alonso was well aware that the team was still far from the standard he wanted and that this process had to be accelerated.
But this work rhythm and the rapid instillation of new concepts led to a head-on conflict between him and the team. The two sides were simply not on the same page, and daily interactions became increasingly difficult.
Alonso was dissatisfied with the players, and the players were also dissatisfied with Alonso. After that, rumors about Arbeloa began to circulate in the dressing room. Arbeloa frequently appeared at first-team training sessions, perhaps because the club had previously mentioned his name to test the players' reactions, or perhaps because the players had noticed that as the manager of Castilla, he often appeared at first-team training sessions.
