Bale to miss Liverpool and ‘El Clasico’

WELSH wizard Gareth Bale will miss out Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday night.

Currently one of the world’s most expensive players, Bale is suffering from a muscle injury and does not feature in Carlo Ancelotti’s 20-man squad to travel to Anfield, a pitch he knows well from his Tottenham days.

The 25-year-old Welshman, who joined Real Madrid in September last year after showing immense talent for Spurs, was an unused substitute in last weekend’s 5-0 drubbing of Levante. It looks likely that Bale’s gluteal injury will also keep him out of this Saturday’s ‘El Clasico’ clash with league leaders and bitter rivals Barcelona.