Soccer Football - Champions League - Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid - Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany - September 26, 2017 Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is unlikely to face Espanyol on Sunday after coach Zinedine Zidane said he had a calf strain, casting doubt on whether the forward will be able to feature in Wales's crucial World Cup qualifiers next month.
Bale produced his best display of the season in Real's impressive 3-1 win at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, scoring and providing an assist, but was haunted by the familiar curse of a muscle injury and was forced off with five minutes to go.
