Real Madrid Host Relegated Oviedo With Crisis Hanging Over Club
The fixture tests a bruised squad after fines, injuries, a public warning from Florentino Pérez.
Overview
- Real Madrid play Real Oviedo at the Bernabéu in a bid to lift morale after a run of two wins in eight under caretaker Álvaro Arbeloa.
- Kylian Mbappé trained this week and remains a late decision after a hamstring injury on April 24, with a cautious approach expected.
- Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouameni were fined €500,000 each after a dressing-room fight that left Valverde with a concussion.
- Club president Florentino Pérez held a press conference and said he will call a presidential election to remove people he accused of undermining his work.
- Real Oviedo arrive already relegated and short-handed, with Javi Lopez and Kwasi Sibo suspended and Eric Bailly and Leander Dendoncker listed as injury doubts.