Bale's injury not as bad as first thought

Bale has had an encouraging start to the season, either scoring or assisting in all but two league games so far.

However, his impressive start seemed to have been cut short when he had to be substituted at the weekend, and it was feared that he could face a prolongued period of time on the sidelines.

According to reports in 'Marca' and "AS', the reports are a lot more positive than first thought and he will be able to return to training later in the week before the LaLiga clash with Alaves.

That does mean that he will be out for the Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow, giving Lucas Vazquez the chance to shine.