Zinedine Zidane confirms Gareth Bale’s injury has Real Madrid worried as Welshman misses Sporting Gijon clash
Latest KO is a recurrence of calf problem and his 16th injury since joining Real Madrid from Tottenham in 2013
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ZINEDINE ZIDANE admits Real Madrid are worried about Gareth Bale after yet another injury setback.
The Welshman suffered a recurrence of his calf problem and will miss the trip to Sporting Gijon.
And Zidane could not hide his concern at Bale's 16th injury problem since his 2013 switch.
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He said: "Bale won't be with us against Sporting, and then we'll see.
"There's no doubt he's got something, a bruise and we're not going to risk him at all.
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"We'll go game by game. We're not thinking about anything else. And I hope he'll back with us soon.
"It's in the part where he had his operation and it hurts him when he plays. It's a muscle issue.
"I'm worried, because I don't like to see players injured and more so in the final part of the season. But there's nothing we can do. We're not going to risk anything"
Zidane was asked about Bale's state of mind after the set-back, and replied: "He knows it's not that serious.
"It's the kind of set back that happens when you've been out for three months and you come back"