However, when asked whether Bale will be ready to play against the Catalans, he added: “It’s premature to talk about that because we don’t yet know what’s wrong with him”.
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“We don’t think about who we could get in the next round, we only think about winning and finishing first in the group”. But 38 seconds later, Thomas Lemar fired home the deciding goal. Kevin Volland gave Leverkusen the lead in the 17th and Bibras Natcho scored a penalty in the 76th.
Tonight’s lineup of Champions League games is not a classic.
“It’s not that they are untouchable, it’s that they are the best players on account of what they’ve done”, Zidane said.
“I’m gutted. We wanted to go far but it is something we will have to deal with”.
Sporting Lisbon play Real Madrid in match day five of Champions League group F. The Portuguese side need a victory over the current holders to keep their hopes of progressing in the competition alive.
“We had our hard moments in the game, but that is normal”, he said.
Raphael Varane gave the “meringues” the lead before Adrien Silva netted a spot-kick for the Portuguese only for substitute Karim Benzema to pop up with the victor for Real.
Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale could be out for up to 12 weeks after Real Madrid confirmed the extent of his ankle injury, according Yahoo Sports sports injury specialist Matt Radcliffe.
“We had our hard moments in the game but that’s normal”, Zidane said.
With Borussia Dortmund beating Legia Warsaw 8-4 to remain two points ahead of Madrid, Los Blancos must beat Dortmund at home on December 7 to top the section and secure a favourtable match in the knock-out stage.
Martins has been likened to club legend Luis Figo but couldn’t prevent his side losing to a late Karim Benzema goal in Lisbon.
Marco Reus made a golden comeback after six months as he scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Dortmund pick up this win.
Juventus have booked their ticket to the last 16 with a 3-1 over the Sevilla in Group H. Claudio Marchisio, Leonardo Bonucci and Mario Mandzukic all on target for the Old Lady.
Claudio Marchisio cancelled out Nicolas Pareja’s opener through a controversial penalty, before Juventus finally took advantage of the extra man, as Leonardo Bonucci and Mario Mandzukic struck at the end.
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