Bale set to miss both Spurs clashes
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is a major doubt for the Champions League clashes with his former club Tottenham over the next couple of weeks.
Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane suggested that the Wales star will be out for at least a wee, and possibly 10 days, due to his ongoing calf problem.
Spurs travel to the Santiago Bernabeu next Tuesday in the first competitive meeting between the two clubs since Bale's £86m move in 2013, which was a world-record fee at the time, and then Real head to London in the return Group H fixture a week later.
Ahead of his side's trip to Getafe on Saturday, Zidane said: "I can't say when he'll be back, but he's better. I can't say if he'll return in a week or 10 days, we'll have to see. He's getting better every day.
"He had two problems, one in Dortmund when he only seemed a bit worn out, and then he had a different problem with his calf. Now we have to take it easy with him and be patient.
"Bale is the one who is most upset about this because he hates to be away from the team. I hope he returns quickly and plays like he did in Dortmund."
This latest injury is the 10th calf problem Bale has suffered since moving to Spain, and the eighth in his left calf. Los Blancos say that he has not torn the muscle.