Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and his teammate James Rodriguez (R) look on as Gareth Bale is attended to by medical workers after an injury during their Spanish First Division soccer match against Malaga at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, April 18, 2015. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
BARCELONA, April 20 - Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has a calf injury and will miss this week's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid, the club said on Monday. Bale limped off early in Real’s 3-1 victory over Malaga in La Liga on Saturday and is expected to be out of action for up to three weeks.
“He has been diagnosed with an injury to the calf muscle of the left leg,” Real said in a statement on their website. Midfielder Luka Modric is also injured and striker Karim Benzema is a fitness doubt for the Atletico game on Wednesday with the tie level at 0-0 from the first leg.
Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.
