Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Angel di Maria says that he won’t be celebrating if he manages to score against Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Champions League encounter between the two sides.
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Wales secured their place in a major global tournament for the first time since 1958 despite a 2-0 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their penultimate qualifier, but Bale still played the full 90 minutes against minnows Andorra three days later.
Bale was substituted at halftime of Saturday’s 3-0 win over Levante that lifted Madrid to the top of the Spanish league table.
But having carried out a further assessment on the injury, Madrid have confirmed Bale is set for another spell on the sidelines and refused to put a timescale on a potential return.
“Following medical tests on Gareth Bale, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the soleus muscle of his left leg. His condition will be monitored”, a club statement read.
News of Bale’s latest injury will come as a blow to Benitez, who is already without a number of key players ahead of the trip to the French capital.
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Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and Pepe are also doubtful, while James Rodriguez and Dani Carvajal have been ruled out due to injury.
