Gareth Bale is missing in the 19-man squad released by Coach Zinedine Zidane for Real Madrid’s game against Bayern in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Bale picked up his latest calf muscle problem in Wednesday’s 2-1 first leg win in Germany, and although Madrid have not confirmed the extent of the problem, he has not trained with his teammates since and missed Saturday’s 3-2 La Liga victory at Sporting Gijon.
Asked for an update on Bale’s fitness at the pregame news conference before the second leg against Bayern, Zidane said that he could not be sure how much longer the 27-year-old would be missing.
REAL MADRID SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Navas, Casilla and Yáñez.
Defenders: Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo and Danilo.
Midfielders: Kroos, James, Casemiro, Kovacic, Modric, Asensio and Isco.
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Lucas Vázquez and Morata.