Crunch Clasico As Barca Look To Pounce On Real Unrest

Questions surrounding nan altercation betwixt midfielders Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni dominated Arbeloa's news convention connected Saturday.

The incident near Valverde ruled retired of El Clasico because of concussion symptoms, while some players were fined 500,000 euros (£432,000) pursuing a nine investigation.

Tchouameni returned to training connected Friday and remains disposable for nan match, though Arbeloa declined to corroborate whether nan France world would start.

"The players person acknowledged their mistake, expressed their regret and asked for forgiveness. That's capable for me," Arbeloa told reporters.

"These 2 players merit for america to move nan page and let them to support fighting for this club. I'm very proud of them. I won't let this to beryllium utilized to mobility their professionalism."

Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Spain defender Arbeloa besides suggested dressing-room disputes were not different successful elite shot environments.

"I've had a team-mate who picked up a play nine and swung it astatine different player," nan 43-year-old said.

"What happens successful nan Real Madrid dressing room should enactment successful nan Real Madrid dressing room, and that's what hurts maine nan most."

Arbeloa was referring to an incident during his clip astatine Liverpool successful 2007, erstwhile a disagreement betwixt Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise during a training campy successful Portugal reportedly escalated into Bellamy confronting his team-mate pinch a play club.

"These are situations that person ever happened, though I'm surely not justifying it," Arbeloa added.

"It was an incident and we were unfortunate that Fede ended up pinch a gash. It was much bad luck than thing else."

The Madrid coach besides accepted work for nan situation.

"If you want to blasted someone, present I am," he said.

Despite nan controversy, Arbeloa insisted nan attraction remained connected Sunday's gathering pinch Barcelona.

"We look nan Clasico pinch nan ambition to do things good and spell to win."

Arbeloa does not look to person a semipermanent early successful his existent post, pinch reports successful Spain already linking respective high-profile names, including Jose Mourinho, to nan domiciled for adjacent season.

Pressure has besides intensified connected nine president Florentino Perez, pinch questions being raised complete a play that has seen Real Madrid spell done 3 managers successful 2 campaigns without lifting a trophy.

The club's adjacent assignment is now viewed arsenic 1 of nan astir important decisions of Perez's presidency, arsenic Madrid effort to reconstruct stableness and competitiveness aft a turbulent play connected and disconnected nan pitch.

Despite nan scrutiny, Arbeloa powerfully defended nan 79-year-old president.

"There is no-one much prepared than Florentino Perez to move this business around," he said.

"I retrieve really nan nine was earlier his arrival. He is nan president pinch nan astir titles successful Real Madrid history and he brought nan nine backmost to wherever it belongs. We each person to conflict together."