Tuesday 25 April 2017 18:09, UK
Gareth Bale is set to be ruled out for a month after Real Madrid announced he has suffered a grade two injury calf injury.
Bale, who suffered the injury in Real's 3-2 Clasico defeat against Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Sunday evening, is set to miss the club's two Champions League semi-final clashes against Atletico Madrid.
Bale had suffered a calf muscle strain earlier this month, which ruled him out of the win at Sporting Gijon just eight days before the Clasico.
Manager Zinedine Zidane, who has been criticised for starting Bale in the Barcelona clash, said after the game that he did not regret his selection.
"He said he was fine and excited to play," Zidane said. "I do not regret anything. I'm disappointed for him because he wanted to play and thought he was fine. But we can't control this."
The Welshman will also miss crucial La Liga clashes in the coming weeks, with both Real and Barcelona level at the top of the table.
Real, who do have a game in hand, go to Deportivo on Wednesday night, before hosting Valencia in the top flight and Atletico Madrid in their semi-final first leg clash on May 2.
They then travel to Granada (May 6), Atletico again in the second leg (May 10), before facing Sevilla and Malaga to complete the league season.
