Injured Bale likely to miss Real Madrid-Barcelona match

Joining the hopeful debutants and the holders on the night were Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco.

Zidane’s men remain two points behind Borussia Dortmund, but can usurp the Group F leaders by beating them at the Santiago Bernabeu in the matchweek six.

Chris Coleman’s side are now third in that group, four points behind Ireland who are top.

“We’re on another journey. We will see, so we don’t know if he will be fit for El Clasico“.

Zidane added: “On Wednesday, he will be examined by our medical staff and after that, we will find out more”.

The good thing is that we didn’t give up after they got their goal.

“The things he says sometimes after games, and his attitude”.

Madrid’s first goal came courtesy of Raphael Varane.

Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid‘s La Liga clash with Barcelona at Camp Nou on 3 December with an ankle injury, according to reports in Spain.

Real Madrid are sweating over the fitness of Gareth Bale ahead of their showdown with archrivals Barcelona on Dec 3, after the Wales global limped out of their 2-1 win at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The former Tottenham Hotspur player had attempted to continue in the game after receiving lengthy treatment on the sidelines, but lasted less than a minute after returning to the action before signalling his inability to continue.

“We had our hard moments in the game but that’s normal”, Zidane said.

If Real finish second, they would also avoid fellow Spanish sides Barcelona and Atletico Madrid and could be paired with the likes of Leicester City or Monaco.

The European champions confirmed the winger will undergo an operation next Tuesday at the King Edward VII Hospital in London.

Marcelo, the left-back Brazilian defender, was also forced to leave 21 minutes before the final time after hurting his ankle in a sprint attack against Gelson Martins.

But just like the last match at the Bernabéu, Madrid left it late and Sporting’s dreams were eventually crushed as a late match victor sent the Portugese team out of the tournament.