Bale pictured limping and with strapping on leg after picking up injury in training – and could miss Wales qualifiers
GARETH BALE has been pictured limping onto Real Madrid's team bus with strapping around his right leg after training at the Bernabeu.
The Wales international couldn't bend his leg as he made his way up the buses steps.
He kept his right leg dead straight, trying to not agitate the injury.
Bale's fresh injury setback rules him out of Real's LaLiga clash against Celta Vigo on Sunday.
And if the injury keeps the 32-year-old out of action for a month or more, he could miss seven crucial games for Real - including two Champions League fixtures.
He most certainly won't be fit enough to feature for Wales in the October international break either.
Wales play the Czech Republic on October 8, a crucial World Cup qualifier, followed by Estonia on October 11.
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The setback is a shame for Bale, who had started all three of Real's opening LaLiga fixtures.
And he even got himself a goal in the 3-3 draw with Levante.
Carlo Ancelotti will now be forced into a reshuffle.
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