🥐 Madrid chaos, Vallecano glory... 5️⃣ stories for Friday

The day leaves a bittersweet taste: the sporting success of some is overshadowed by the physical and emotional fragility of others. Valverde and Tchouaméni: Scandal and hospital The Real Madrid dressing room is now a completely uncontrollable powder keg. After a very heated internal argument that escalated from words to blows, Fede Valverde ended up in the hospital yesterday with a traumatic brain injury following an altercation with Aurélien Tchouaméni .

In a firm decision to stop the disciplinary crisis, the club has opened disciplinary proceedings against both players, whose relationship now seems beyond repair after this serious incident at Valdebebas. Mendy’s drama: Surgery and a possible goodbye The medical news is not getting any better for Álvaro Arbeloa’s side. Ferland Mendy, who has been going through an injury nightmare, will undergo surgery next week for a serious problem that will keep him off the pitch for at least a year.

The French full-back’s camp says the player is seriously considering retiring from professional football, as he sees no definitive solution to his chronic physical problems. Rayo Vallecano makes history in Europe The bright side of the day comes from Rayo Vallecano. The red-sashed side has achieved an unprecedented feat by qualifying for the Conference League final after storming Strasbourg’s ground (0-1).

The Madrid team will face Crystal Palace in the fight for the title. This victory is celebrated twice over, as it officially guarantees an extra place for Spanish teams in next season’s Champions League. Spanish football secures the “fifth” ticket Thanks to the UEFA coefficient boosted by Rayo’s success in Europe, La Liga has confirmed that the team finishing fifth this season will play in the Champions League.