Bellingham in FIGHT with Real Madrid team-mate ahead of Arsenal showdown

Real Madrid’s season threatens to fall to pieces, with Jude Bellingham having to be separated from one of his club-mates prior to the club’s Champions League clash with Arsenal.

Los Blancos are seeking to make up an improbable 3-0 deficit after losing the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, but according to one report, things are not exactly unified behind the scenes at the Bernabeu.

Bellingham was on the verge of coming to blows with Antonio Rudiger, according to El Chiringuito, which has detailed the incident.

The altercation broke out on Friday at training when one of the players – it is unclear who – went in too heavily at the end of a training game. What is clear is that one of the players was left so unhappy that blows were nearly exchanged between the pair.

Rudiger and Bellingham, two of Real Madrid’s star players, were reportedly furious, with fists close to flying before the other players have to separate them.

Although the pair made up by shaking hands, the tension within the Real Madrid squad was evident.

Real Madrid on the brink

Two days later, Ancelotti watched his side maintain their hopes of winning LaLiga with a 1-0 win over Alaves, in which Kylian Mbappe caught the headlines due to a first-half red card.

On top of this, Vinicius Junior continues to be linked with a move away from Real Madrid, with the board unimpressed with his behaviour with regards a new contract.

Los Blancos remain four points behind leaders Barcelona with just seven matches of the season remaining, while their prospects of progression in the Champions League look slim following their heavy loss in North London.

While there remains optimism around Madrid that a historic comeback might be achieved on Wednesday at the Bernabeu, the tension behind the scenes between Bellingham and Rudiger suggests that this is a team close to breaking point, and Arsenal will no doubt seek to prey upon this weakness.