Gareth Bale joins up with Wales ahead of World Cup Qualifiers
Monday 2 October 2017 12:00, UK
Gareth Bale met up with the Wales squad ahead of their crucial World Cup Qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.
The Real Madrid star did a recovery session with a smaller group of players who were in action on Sunday.
Bale had been a major doubt after missing Madrid's 2-0 win over Espanyol due to the calf muscle strain he suffered against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last Tuesday.
"It's muscle fatigue, but we don't like to take any risks," Real boss Zinedine Zidane said.
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Ben Woodburn, who came off the bench to score the winner against Austria, was also involved along with uncapped Chelsea midfielder Ethan Ampadu.
Wales' final two World Cup Qualifiers are away to Georgia on Friday and at home to Ireland three days later, with both games live on Sky Sports.
Chris Coleman's side are currently in second place in Group D, four points behind leaders Serbia and one point above Ireland.
